Michael Jordan vs. Cotton Nash Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Cotton Nash 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.
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, 14 more than Cotton Nash, who played 1. Michael Jordan had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Cotton Nash had his rookie season in 1964-65. 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 achivements, 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 |
Cotton Nash | 1 | 0 | 1964-65 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1984-85 | 1964-65 |
Team | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco Warriors |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA Second Team | - |
Rookie of the Year | - | |
All-Rookie First Team | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
Cotton Nash | 45 | 7.9 | 3.0 | - | - | 1.8 | 0.4 | - | - | - | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.2 | .324 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.2 | .827 |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1985-86 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1986-87 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
Scoring Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | 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 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1987-88 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | Season MVP | - |
All-NBA First Team | - | |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Defensive Player of the Year | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
Steals Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
All-Star Game NVP | - | |
Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf Semis | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 82 | 40.4 | 35.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 13.0 | 24.4 | .535 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .132 | 8.8 | 10.5 | .841 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 10 | 42.7 | 36.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 13.8 | 26.0 | .531 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 8.6 | 9.9 | .869 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 5 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1988-89 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf Finals | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 81 | 40.2 | 32.5 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 11.9 | 22.2 | .538 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .276 | 8.3 | 9.8 | .850 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 17 | 42.2 | 34.8 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 11.7 | 22.9 | .510 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .286 | 10.8 | 13.5 | .799 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 6 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1989-90 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
Steals Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf Finals | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 82 | 39.0 | 33.6 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 12.6 | 24.0 | .526 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .376 | 7.2 | 8.5 | .848 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 16 | 42.1 | 36.7 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 13.7 | 26.6 | .514 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .320 | 8.3 | 9.9 | .836 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 7 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1990-91 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | Finals MVP | - |
Season MVP | - | |
All-NBA First Team | - | |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | NBA Champion | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 82 | 37.0 | 31.5 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 12.1 | 22.4 | .539 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .312 | 7.0 | 8.2 | .851 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 17 | 40.5 | 31.1 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 11.6 | 22.1 | .524 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .385 | 7.4 | 8.7 | .845 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 8 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1991-92 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | Finals MVP | - |
Season MVP | - | |
All-NBA First Team | - | |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | NBA Champion | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 80 | 38.8 | 30.1 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 11.8 | 22.7 | .519 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .270 | 6.1 | 7.4 | .832 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 22 | 41.8 | 34.5 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 13.2 | 26.4 | .499 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .386 | 7.4 | 8.6 | .857 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 9 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1992-93 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | Finals MVP | - |
All-NBA First Team | - | |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
Steals Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | NBA Champion | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 78 | 39.3 | 32.6 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 12.7 | 25.7 | .495 | 1.0 | 2.9 | .352 | 6.1 | 7.3 | .837 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 19 | 41.2 | 35.1 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 13.2 | 27.8 | .475 | 1.5 | 3.8 | .389 | 7.2 | 8.9 | .805 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1993-94.
Season 10 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1994-95 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | ||
Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf Semis | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 17 | 39.3 | 26.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 23.8 | .411 | 0.9 | 1.9 | .500 | 6.4 | 8.0 | .801 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 10 | 42.0 | 31.5 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 24.8 | .484 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .367 | 6.4 | 7.9 | .810 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 11 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1995-96 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | Finals MVP | - |
Season MVP | - | |
All-NBA First Team | - | |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
All-Star Game NVP | - | |
Playoffs | NBA Champion | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 82 | 37.7 | 30.4 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 22.6 | .495 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .427 | 6.7 | 8.0 | .834 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 18 | 40.7 | 30.7 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 10.4 | 22.6 | .459 | 1.4 | 3.4 | .403 | 8.5 | 10.4 | .818 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 12 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1996-97 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | Finals MVP | - |
All-NBA First Team | - | |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
Playoffs | NBA Champion | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 82 | 37.9 | 29.6 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 23.1 | .486 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .374 | 5.9 | 7.0 | .833 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 19 | 42.3 | 31.1 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 26.2 | .456 | 0.7 | 3.5 | .194 | 6.5 | 7.8 | .831 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 13 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 1997-98 | - |
Team | Chicago Bulls | - |
Honors & Awards | Finals MVP | - |
Season MVP | - | |
All-NBA First Team | - | |
All-Defensive First Team | - | |
Scoring Leader | - | |
All-Star Game | - | |
All-Star Game NVP | - | |
Playoffs | NBA Champion | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 82 | 38.8 | 28.7 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 23.1 | .465 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .238 | 6.9 | 8.8 | .784 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 21 | 41.5 | 32.4 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 25.0 | .462 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .302 | 8.6 | 10.6 | .812 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01.
Season 14 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 2001-02 | - |
Team | Washington Wizards | - |
Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs | Did Not Play | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 60 | 34.9 | 22.9 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 9.2 | 22.1 | .416 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .189 | 4.4 | 5.6 | .790 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 15 |
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Michael Jordan | Cotton Nash | |
Season | 2002-03 | - |
Team | Washington Wizards | - |
Honors & Awards | All-Star Game | - |
Playoffs | Did Not Play | - |
Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | 82 | 37.0 | 20.0 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 8.3 | 18.6 | .445 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .291 | 3.2 | 4.0 | .821 |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Michael Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Cotton Nash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |