Derek Fisher vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan and Derek Fisher 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 Derek Fisher.

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 Derek Fisher 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 21.8 points more than Derek Fisher in his 18 seasons (30.1 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 21,579 points more (32,292 vs. 10,713).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Derek Fisher 8.3
18
Michael Jordan 30.1
+21.8
15

Total Points

Seasons
Derek Fisher 10,713
18
Michael Jordan 32,292
+21,579
15

Scoring Titles

Derek Fisher 0
Michael Jordan 10
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+10

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 Derek Fisher (+25.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,841).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Derek Fisher 8.3
16
Michael Jordan 33.4
+25.1
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Derek Fisher 2,146
16
Michael Jordan 5,987
+3,841
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Michael Jordan 4
+4

50+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Michael Jordan 31
+31

40+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Michael Jordan 173
+173

30+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Michael Jordan 562
+562

20+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 51
Michael Jordan 926
+875

10+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 474
Michael Jordan 1,059
+585

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Derek Fisher 1,195
+123
Michael Jordan 1,072

0 Point Games (games without points)

Derek Fisher 92
+92
Michael Jordan 0

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Michael Jordan 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Michael Jordan 8
+8

40+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Michael Jordan 38
+38

30+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Michael Jordan 109
+109

20+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 11
Michael Jordan 173
+162

10+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 94
Michael Jordan 179
+85

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Derek Fisher 243
+64
Michael Jordan 179

0 Point Games (games without points)

Derek Fisher 16
+16
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
Derek Fisher 8.3 2.9 7.2 39.9 1.0 2.6 37.4 1.6 1.9 81.7 18 1,287
difference:+21.8+8.5+15.7+9.8+0.5+0.9+4.7+5.2+6.3+1.8+3+215
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
Derek Fisher 10,713 3,720 9,329 39.9 1,248 3,341 37.4 2,025 2,479 81.7 18 1,287
difference:+21,579+8,472+15,208+9.8+667+1,563+4.7+5,302+6,293+1.8+3+215
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
Derek Fisher 8.3 2.8 6.7 42.2 1.1 2.8 39.9 1.5 1.9 80.5 16 259
difference:+25.1+9.4+18.4+6.4+0.3+0.3+6.7+6.7+8.0+2.3+3+80
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
Derek Fisher 2,146 735 1,740 42.2 285 715 39.9 391 486 80.5 16 259
difference:+3,841+1,453+2,757+6.4+137+269+6.7+1,072+1,280+2.3+3+80
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
Derek Fisher 3.9
199780
Michael Jordan 28.2
+24.3
198582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 5.8
199882
Michael Jordan 22.7
+16.9
198618

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 5.9
199950
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+31.2
198782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 6.3
2000NBA Champion78
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+28.7
198882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.5
2001NBA Champion20
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+21.0
198981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.2
2002NBA Champion70
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+22.4
199082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.5
200382
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+21.0
1991NBA Champion82

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 7.1
200482
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+23.0
1992NBA Champion80

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.9
200574
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+20.7
1993NBA Champion78

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 13.3
200682
Michael Jordan 26.9
+13.6
199517

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.1
200782
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
+20.3
1996NBA Champion82

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.7
200882
Michael Jordan Scoring leader29.6
+17.9
1997NBA Champion82

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 9.9
2009NBA Champion82
Michael Jordan Scoring leader28.7
+18.8
1998NBA Champion82

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 7.5
2010NBA Champion82
Michael Jordan 22.9
+15.4
200260

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 6.8
201182
Michael Jordan 20.0
+13.2
200382

Derek Fisher's additional seasons:

* Derek Fisher played 3 seasons more than Michael Jordan in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2012 to 2014—he averaged 5.4 points in a total of 177 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.6 ppg and his lowest 5.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 1.3
19976
Michael Jordan 29.3
+28.0
19854

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 6.0
199813
Michael Jordan 43.7
+37.7
19863

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 9.8
19998
Michael Jordan 35.7
+25.9
19873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 4.7
2000NBA Champion21
Michael Jordan 36.3
+31.6
198810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 13.4
2001NBA Champion16
Michael Jordan 34.8
+21.4
198917

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.2
2002NBA Champion19
Michael Jordan 36.7
+26.5
199016

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 12.8
200312
Michael Jordan 31.1
+18.3
1991NBA Champion17

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 7.5
200422
Michael Jordan 34.5
+27.0
1992NBA Champion22

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher -
DNP
20050
Michael Jordan 35.1
+35.1
1993NBA Champion19

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher -
DNP
20060
Michael Jordan 31.5
+31.5
199510

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 9.5
200716
Michael Jordan 30.7
+21.2
1996NBA Champion18

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.2
200821
Michael Jordan 31.1
+20.9
1997NBA Champion19

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 8.0
2009NBA Champion22
Michael Jordan 32.4
+24.4
1998NBA Champion21

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.3
+10.3
2010NBA Champion23
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20020

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 8.2
+8.2
201110
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20030

Derek Fisher's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Derek Fisher played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.9 points in a total of 50 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 8.7 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

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