Michael Jordan vs. Andrew Nembhard Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Andrew Nembhard and Michael Jordan, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Michael Jordan played 15 years in the NBA, 12 more than Andrew Nembhard, who played 3. Michael Jordan had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Andrew Nembhard had his rookie season in 2022-23. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Michael Jordan 15 13 1984-85 to 2002-03
Andrew Nembhard 3 2 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Jordan Andrew Nembhard
Season 1984-852022-23
Team Chicago BullsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Michael Jordan 82 38.3 28.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 5.9 2.4 0.8 3.5 3.5 10.2 19.8 .515 0.1 0.6 .173 7.7 9.1 .845
difference:+7+10.6+18.7+1.5+2.3+3.8+1.4+1.5+0.6-1.8-1.1+6.4+11.2+.074+1.1+2.9+.177+7.0+8.3+.055
Andrew Nembhard 75 27.7 9.5 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.4 3.8 8.6 .441 1.2 3.5 .350 0.7 0.8 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Michael Jordan 4 42.8 29.3 1.8 4.0 5.8 8.5 2.8 1.0 3.8 3.8 8.5 19.5 .436 0.3 2.0 .125 12.0 14.5 .828
Andrew Nembhard DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Michael Jordan Andrew Nembhard
Season 1985-862023-24
Team Chicago BullsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost East Conf Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Michael Jordan 18 25.1 22.7 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.9 2.1 1.2 2.5 2.6 8.3 18.2 .457 0.2 1.0 .167 5.8 6.9 .840
difference:+50+0.1+13.5+0.8+0.8+1.5+1.2+1.2+1.1-1.0-0.5+4.5+10.5+.041+0.7+1.5+.190+5.1+6.1+.036
Andrew Nembhard 68 25.0 9.2 0.5 1.5 2.1 4.1 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.1 3.8 7.7 .498 0.9 2.5 .357 0.7 0.8 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Michael Jordan 3 45.0 43.7 1.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 2.3 1.3 4.7 4.3 16.0 31.7 .505 0.3 0.3 1.000 11.3 13.0 .872
difference:+14+12.4+28.8+0.9+2.2+3.0+0.2+1.9+1.1-3.3-1.0+10.0+21.0+.055+1.4+3.2+.517+10.1+11.5+.103
Andrew Nembhard 17 32.6 14.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 5.5 0.4 0.2 1.4 3.3 6.0 10.7 .560 1.7 3.5 .483 1.2 1.5 .769

Season 3
Michael Jordan Andrew Nembhard
Season 1986-872024-25
Team Chicago BullsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdPacers Lost NBA Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Michael Jordan 82 40.0 37.1 2.0 3.2 5.2 4.6 2.9 1.5 3.3 2.9 13.4 27.8 .482 0.1 0.8 .182 10.2 11.9 .857
difference:+17+11.1+27.1+1.5+0.4+1.9+0.4+1.7+1.3-1.6-0.6+9.6+19.5+.024+0.7+1.9+.109+8.5+9.8+.063
Andrew Nembhard 65 28.9 10.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.0 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.3 3.8 8.3 .458 0.8 2.7 .291 1.7 2.1 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Michael Jordan 3 42.7 35.7 2.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 11.7 28.0 .417 0.7 1.7 .400 11.7 13.0 .897
difference:+20+9.3+23.2+1.7+2.1+3.8+1.3+0.5+2.1-0.9-1.0+7.1+18.3+.054+1.0+2.0+.065+10.1+11.0+.093
Andrew Nembhard 23 33.4 12.5 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.7 1.5 0.2 1.8 2.7 4.6 9.7 .471 1.7 3.7 .465 1.6 2.0 .804

Additional Years

* Michael Jordan played 12 seasons more than Andrew Nembhard in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 15, from 1988 to 2003—Michael Jordan played in 10 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Andrew Nembhard, Michael Jordan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 6 Finals MVP
Achievement 5 Season MVP
Achievement 9 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 9 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 9 Scoring Leader
Achievement 3 Steals Leader
Achievement 11 All-Star Game
Achievement 3 All-Star Game MVP
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