Michael Jordan vs. Jonathan Kuminga Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jonathan Kuminga 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 / Stats Rankings

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, 10 more than Jonathan Kuminga, who played 5. Michael Jordan had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Jonathan Kuminga had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Jonathan Kuminga 5 3 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Michael Jordan Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1984-852021-22
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
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 RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+12+21.4+18.9+1.2+1.9+3.2+5.0+2.0+0.5-2.4-1.4+6.8+13.2+.002+0.6+1.5+.163+5.8+6.4+.161
Jonathan Kuminga 70 16.9 9.3 0.8 2.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 2.1 3.4 6.6 .513 0.7 2.1 .336 1.9 2.7 .684
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
difference:+12+34.2+24.1+1.5+2.6+4.1+8.0+2.6+0.9-3.1-3.1+6.6+15.7+.064+0.1+1.2+.106+10.7+12.9+.059
Jonathan Kuminga 16 8.6 5.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.8 .500 0.2 0.8 .231 1.3 1.6 .769

Season 2
Michael Jordan Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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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:+49+4.3+12.8+0.3+0.1+0.2+1.0+1.5+0.7-1.1-0.3+4.4+10.8+.068+0.6+1.2+.203+4.5+4.8+.188
Jonathan Kuminga 67 20.8 9.9 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.4 2.3 3.9 7.4 .525 0.8 2.2 .370 1.3 2.1 .652
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:+7+38.9+40.3+1.3+4.2+5.4+5.2+2.1+1.3-4.3-3.8+14.7+29.3+.037+0.4+.571+10.8+12.1+.316
Jonathan Kuminga 10 6.1 3.4 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.4 .542 0.3 0.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .556

Season 3
Michael Jordan Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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:+8+13.7+21.0+0.8+0.4+0.4+2.4+2.2+1.0-1.7-0.6+7.2+16.2+.047+0.6+1.4+.139+7.2+7.9+.111
Jonathan Kuminga 74 26.3 16.1 1.2 3.6 4.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 2.3 6.2 11.6 .529 0.7 2.2 .321 3.0 4.0 .746
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
Jonathan Kuminga DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Michael Jordan Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1987-882024-25
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisWarriors Lost West Conf Semis
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4th 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 40.4 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
difference:+35+16.1+19.7+0.5+0.4+0.9+3.7+2.4+1.2-1.6-1.4+7.5+12.3+.081+0.9+2.6+.173+5.5+5.5+.173
Jonathan Kuminga 47 24.3 15.3 1.2 3.4 4.6 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 5.5 12.1 .454 1.0 3.2 .305 3.3 5.0 .668
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+2+19.3+21.0+1.4+3.2+4.6+3.4+1.9+0.6-2.3-2.2+8.2+14.4+.047+1.2+2.8+.067+5.8+6.0+.159
Jonathan Kuminga 8 23.4 15.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.5 1.6 1.6 5.6 11.6 .484 1.3 3.1 .400 2.8 3.9 .710

Season 5
Michael Jordan Jonathan Kuminga
Season 1988-892025-26
Team Chicago BullsGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
difference:+73+10.1+16.1+0.1+1.2+1.1+4.9+2.3+0.5-1.0-0.6+6.0+11.2+.004+1.0+1.8+.141+4.9+5.8+.006
Jonathan Kuminga 8 30.1 16.4 1.9 5.0 6.9 3.1 0.6 0.3 2.6 2.4 5.9 11.0 .534 1.3 3.0 .417 3.4 4.0 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Jonathan Kuminga DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Michael Jordan played 10 seasons more than Jonathan Kuminga in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 15, from 1990 to 2003—Michael Jordan played in 8 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships.

In those 10 extra years over Jonathan Kuminga, Michael Jordan got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 6 Finals MVP
Achievement 4 Season MVP
Achievement 7 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 7 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 7 Scoring Leader
Achievement 2 Steals Leader
Achievement 9 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP
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