Stephon Castle vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Jordan and Stephon Castle, 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.
Stephon Castle played 1 year in the NBA, 14 less than Michael Jordan, who played 15. Stephon Castle had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Michael Jordan had his rookie season in 1984-85. 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
| Michael Jordan | 15 | 13 | 1984-85 to 2002-03 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Michael Jordan | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 1984-85 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Chicago Bulls |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-NBA Second Team |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +1 | +11.6 | +13.5 | +0.9 | +1.9 | +2.8 | +1.8 | +1.5 | +0.5 | -1.3 | -1.5 | +5.0 | +7.6 | +.087 | +1.1 | +3.5 | +.112 | +4.6 | +4.9 | +.121 |
| 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 |
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| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
Additional Years |
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* Michael Jordan played 14 seasons more than Stephon Castle 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 Stephon Castle, 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 |