Michael Jordan vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi 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 Yves Missi, who played 1. Michael Jordan had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Michael Jordan | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 1984-85 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Chicago Bulls | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  All-NBA Second Team | - |
| Rookie of the Year | - | |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +9 | +11.5 | +19.1 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +4.5 | +1.9 | +0.5 | -2.4 | -1.5 | +6.5 | +13.1 | +.032 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +6.0 | +6.3 | +.222 | |
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
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| 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 |
| Yves Missi | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Michael Jordan played 14 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 15, from 1986 to 2003—Michael Jordan played in 12 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those 14 extra years over Yves Missi, Michael Jordan got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 6 Finals MVP 5 Season MVP 10 All-NBA First Team 9 All-Defensive First Team 1 Defensive Player of the Year 10 Scoring Leader 3 Steals Leader 13 All-Star Game 3 All-Star Game MVP |