Allan Houston vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan and Allan Houston to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Michael Jordan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Allan Houston.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Michael Jordan has better scoring stats than Allan Houston in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Michael Jordan averages 12.8 points more than Allan Houston in his 12 seasons (30.1 points against 17.3), and he also scored a total of 17,741 points more (32,292 vs. 14,551).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Allan Houston 17.3
12
Michael Jordan 30.1
+12.8
15

Total Points

Seasons
Allan Houston 14,551
12
Michael Jordan 32,292
+17,741
15

Scoring Titles

Allan Houston 0
Michael Jordan 10
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Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Michael Jordan has a better career point average than Allan Houston (+14.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,773).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Allan Houston 19.3
6
Michael Jordan 33.4
+14.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Allan Houston 1,214
6
Michael Jordan 5,987
+4,773
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
Michael Jordan 4
+4

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 2
Michael Jordan 31
+29

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 4
Michael Jordan 173
+169

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 63
Michael Jordan 562
+499

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 329
Michael Jordan 926
+597

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 684
Michael Jordan 1,059
+375

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 824
Michael Jordan 1,072
+248

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 15
+15
Michael Jordan 0

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
Michael Jordan 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
Michael Jordan 8
+8

40+ Point Games

Allan Houston 0
Michael Jordan 38
+38

30+ Point Games

Allan Houston 6
Michael Jordan 109
+103

20+ Point Games

Allan Houston 25
Michael Jordan 173
+148

10+ Point Games

Allan Houston 61
Michael Jordan 179
+118

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Allan Houston 63
Michael Jordan 179
+116

0 Point Games (games without points)

Allan Houston 0
Michael Jordan 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839
difference:+12.8+5.0+8.6+5.3+1.1+2.2+7.5+3.7+4.6+2.8+3+233
Michael Jordan 30.1 11.4 22.9 49.7 0.5 1.7 32.7 6.8 8.2 83.5 15 1,072

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839
difference:+17,741+6,855+12,520+5.3+724+1,469+7.5+4,755+5,793+2.8+3+233
Michael Jordan 32,292 12,192 24,537 49.7 581 1,778 32.7 7,327 8,772 83.5 15 1,072

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63
difference:+14.1+5.3+9.7+3.8+0.4+0.4+8.8+3.9+5.1+5.6+7+116
Michael Jordan 33.4 12.2 25.1 48.7 0.8 2.5 33.2 8.2 9.9 82.8 13 179

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63
difference:+4,773+1,753+3,527+3.8+72+265+8.8+1,195+1,463+5.6+7+116
Michael Jordan 5,987 2,188 4,497 48.7 148 446 33.2 1,463 1,766 82.8 13 179

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 8.5
199479
Michael Jordan 28.2
+19.7
198582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.5
199576
Michael Jordan 22.7
+8.2
198618

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
199682
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+17.4
198782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 14.8
199781
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+20.2
198882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.4
199882
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+14.1
198981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 16.3
199950
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+17.3
199082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.7
200082
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+11.8
1991NBA Champion82

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.7
200178
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+11.4
1992NBA Champion80

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.4
200277
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+12.2
1993NBA Champion78

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 22.5
200382
Michael Jordan 26.9
+4.4
199517

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
200450
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
+11.9
1996NBA Champion82

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 11.9
200520
Michael Jordan Scoring leader29.6
+17.7
1997NBA Champion82

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 3 seasons more than Allan Houston in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 15, from 1998 to 2003—he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 224 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.7 ppg and his lowest 20.

In those 3 extra years over Allan Houston, Michael Jordan won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950
Michael Jordan 43.7
+43.7
19863

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 25.0
19963
Michael Jordan 35.7
+10.7
19873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 19.2
19979
Michael Jordan 36.3
+17.1
198810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 21.1
199810
Michael Jordan 34.8
+13.7
198917

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 18.5
199920
Michael Jordan 36.7
+18.2
199016

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 17.6
200016
Michael Jordan 31.1
+13.5
1991NBA Champion17

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston 20.8
20015
Michael Jordan 34.5
+13.7
1992NBA Champion22

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020
Michael Jordan 35.1
+35.1
1993NBA Champion19

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20030
Michael Jordan 31.5
+31.5
199510

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20040
Michael Jordan 30.7
+30.7
1996NBA Champion18

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Allan Houston -
DNP
20050
Michael Jordan 31.1
+31.1
1997NBA Champion19

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 32.4 points in a total of 21 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.4 ppg and his lowest 32.4.

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