Darius Garland vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan and Darius Garland 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.

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 Darius Garland.

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 Darius Garland 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Michael Jordan averages 11.3 points more than Darius Garland in his 7 seasons (30.1 points against 18.8), and he also scored a total of 24,784 points more (32,292 vs. 7,508).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Darius Garland	18.8		7
Michael Jordan	30.1	+11.3	15

Total Points			Seasons
Darius Garland	7,508		7
Michael Jordan	32,292	+24,784	15

Scoring Titles
Darius Garland	0
Michael Jordan	10	+10

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	12.3		2020	59
Michael Jordan	28.2	+15.9	1985	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	17.4		2021	54
Michael Jordan	22.7	+5.3	1986	18

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	21.7		2022	68
Michael Jordan	37.1	+15.4	1987	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	21.6		2023	69
Michael Jordan	35.0	+13.4	1988	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	18.0		2024	57
Michael Jordan	32.5	+14.5	1989	81

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	20.6		2025	75
Michael Jordan	33.6	+13.0	1990	82

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	16.9		2026	18
Michael Jordan	31.5	+14.6	1991	82

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

- Michael Jordan played 8 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 15, from 1992 to 2003—he averaged 27.9 points in a total of 563 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.6 ppg and his lowest 20. In those 8 extra years over Darius Garland, Michael Jordan won 5 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	-	DNP	2020	0
Michael Jordan	29.3	+29.3	1985	4

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	-	DNP	2021	0
Michael Jordan	43.7	+43.7	1986	3

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	-	DNP	2022	0
Michael Jordan	35.7	+35.7	1987	3

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	20.6		2023	5
Michael Jordan	36.3	+15.7	1988	10

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	15.7		2024	12
Michael Jordan	34.8	+19.1	1989	17

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	18.0		2025	5
Michael Jordan	36.7	+18.7	1990	16

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Darius Garland	-	DNP *	2026	0
Michael Jordan	31.1	+31.1	1991	17
* season in progress

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

- During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in 6 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 32.7 points in a total of 109 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 35.1 ppg and his lowest 30.7.