Ty Jerome vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Jordan and Ty Jerome, 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.

Ty Jerome played 6 years in the NBA, 9 less than Michael Jordan, who played 15. Ty Jerome had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Ty Jerome	6	1	2019-20 to 2024-25
Michael Jordan	15	13	1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Ty Jerome	Michael Jordan
Season	2019-20	1984-85
Team	Phoenix Suns	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Rookie of the Year
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	31	10.6	3.3	0.2	1.3	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.9	1.2	3.6	.336	0.5	1.6	.280	0.4	0.5	.750
difference:	+51	+27.7	+24.9	+1.8	+3.2	+5.0	+4.5	+1.9	+0.7	-2.9	-2.6	+9.0	+16.2	+.179	+0.4	+1.0	+.107	+7.3	+8.6	+.095
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	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


Season 2
	Ty Jerome	Michael Jordan
Season	2020-21	1985-86
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	33	23.9	10.7	0.3	2.5	2.8	3.6	0.6	0.2	1.4	1.8	3.9	8.7	.446	2.2	5.1	.423	0.8	1.0	.765
difference:	+15	+1.2	+12.0	+1.0	+0.2	+0.8	+0.7	+1.5	+1.0	-1.1	-0.8	+4.4	+9.5	+.011	+2.0	+4.1	+.256	+5.0	+5.9	+.075
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 3
	Ty Jerome	Michael Jordan
Season	2021-22	1986-87
Team	Oklahoma City Thunder	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	48	16.7	7.1	0.4	1.2	1.6	2.3	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.5	2.6	6.8	.378	1.1	3.9	.290	0.8	1.0	.809
difference:	+34	+23.3	+30.0	+1.6	+2.0	+3.6	+2.3	+2.3	+1.4	-2.5	-1.4	+10.8	+21.0	+.104	+1.0	+3.1	+.108	+9.4	+10.9	+.048
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 4
	Ty Jerome	Michael Jordan
Season	2022-23	1987-88
Team	Golden State Warriors	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 MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	45	18.1	6.9	0.2	1.6	1.7	3.0	0.5	0.1	0.7	1.4	2.6	5.4	.488	0.8	2.0	.389	0.8	0.9	.927
difference:	+37	+22.3	+28.1	+1.5	+2.2	+3.8	+2.9	+2.7	+1.5	-2.4	-1.9	+10.4	+19.0	+.047	+0.7	+1.4	+.257	+8.0	+9.6	+.086
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 5
	Ty Jerome	Michael Jordan
Season	2023-24	1988-89
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	2	7.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+79	+32.7	+30.5	+1.3	+6.2	+7.5	+6.5	+2.9	+0.8	-3.1	-2.0	+10.9	+20.2	+.038	+0.3	+0.7	+.276	+8.3	+9.8
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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


Season 6
	Ty Jerome	Michael Jordan
Season	2024-25	1989-90
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East Conf Semis	Bulls Lost East Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	70	19.9	12.5	0.7	1.8	2.5	3.4	1.1	0.0	1.3	1.5	4.6	8.8	.516	1.6	3.6	.439	1.8	2.1	.872
difference:	+12	+19.1	+21.1	+1.0	+3.3	+4.4	+2.9	+1.7	+0.7	-1.7	-1.4	+8.0	+15.2	+.010	+0.5	+0.6	+.063	+5.4	+6.4	+.024
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Ty Jerome	9	21.2	11.7	0.6	1.9	2.4	3.6	0.6	0.1	1.2	1.8	4.1	10.2	.402	1.6	4.0	.389	1.9	2.2	.850
difference:	+7	+20.9	+25.0	+0.9	+3.8	+4.8	+3.2	+2.2	+0.8	-2.3	-1.6	+9.6	+16.4	+.112	+0.6	+0.9	+.069	+6.4	+7.7	+.014
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


Additional Years
* Michael Jordan played 9 seasons more than Ty Jerome in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 7 to 15, from 1991 to 2003—Michael Jordan played in 7 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those 9 extra years over Ty Jerome, Michael Jordan got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	6 Finals MVP 4 Season MVP 6 All-NBA First Team 6 All-Defensive First Team 6 Scoring Leader 1 Steals Leader 8 All-Star Game 2 All-Star Game MVP

Ty Jerome vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years