Devin Booker vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan and Devin Booker 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 and Devin Booker have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history (MJ is at the top of that list and he is also one of the all-time leaders in total points) and here we compare all their scoring stats.

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 Devin Booker 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 5.6 points more than Devin Booker in his 11 seasons (30.1 points against 24.5), and he also scored a total of 15,592 points more (32,292 vs. 16,700).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Devin Booker 24.5
11
Michael Jordan 30.1
+5.6
15

Total Points

Seasons
Devin Booker 16,700
11
Michael Jordan 32,292
+15,592
15

Scoring Titles

Devin Booker 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 Devin Booker (+5.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,672).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Devin Booker 28.0
4
Michael Jordan 33.4
+5.4
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Devin Booker 1,315
4
Michael Jordan 5,987
+4,672
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Devin Booker 1
+1
Michael Jordan 0

60+ Point Games

Devin Booker 2
Michael Jordan 4
+2

50+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
Michael Jordan 31
+23

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 37
Michael Jordan 173
+136

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 217
Michael Jordan 562
+345

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 467
Michael Jordan 926
+459

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 642
Michael Jordan 1,059
+417

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 674
Michael Jordan 1,072
+398

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 7
+7
Michael Jordan 0

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Devin Booker 0
Michael Jordan 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Devin Booker 0
Michael Jordan 8
+8

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
Michael Jordan 38
+30

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 21
Michael Jordan 109
+88

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 35
Michael Jordan 173
+138

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 47
Michael Jordan 179
+132

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 47
Michael Jordan 179
+132

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 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
Devin Booker 24.5 8.6 18.4 46.5 2.1 6.0 35.5 5.3 6.0 87.3 11 681
difference:+5.6+2.8+4.5+3.2+1.6+4.3+2.8+1.5+2.2+3.8+4+391
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
Devin Booker 16,700 5,831 12,549 46.5 1,446 4,075 35.5 3,592 4,114 87.3 11 681
difference:+15,592+6,361+11,988+3.2+865+2,297+2.8+3,735+4,658+3.8+4+391
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
Devin Booker 28.0 9.9 20.3 48.6 2.3 6.0 38.9 5.9 6.6 89.9 4 47
difference:+5.4+2.3+4.8+0.1+1.5+3.5+5.7+2.3+3.3+7.1+9+132
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
Devin Booker 1,315 464 955 48.6 110 283 38.9 277 308 89.9 4 47
difference:+4,672+1,724+3,542+0.1+38+163+5.7+1,186+1,458+7.1+9+132
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
Devin Booker 13.8
201676
Michael Jordan 28.2
+14.4
198582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 22.1
201778
Michael Jordan 22.7
+0.6
198618

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 24.9
201854
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+12.2
198782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
201964
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+8.4
198882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
202070
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+5.9
198981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
202167
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+8.0
199082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.8
202268
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+4.7
1991NBA Champion82

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.8
202353
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+2.3
1992NBA Champion80

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.1
202468
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+5.5
1993NBA Champion78

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
202575
Michael Jordan 26.9
+1.3
199517

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 31.0
+0.6
20268
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
1996NBA Champion82

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 4 seasons more than Devin Booker in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 15, from 1997 to 2003—he averaged 25.5 points in a total of 306 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 20.

In those 4 extra years over Devin Booker, Michael Jordan won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20160
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20170
Michael Jordan 43.7
+43.7
19863

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20180
Michael Jordan 35.7
+35.7
19873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20190
Michael Jordan 36.3
+36.3
198810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20200
Michael Jordan 34.8
+34.8
198917

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.3
202122
Michael Jordan 36.7
+9.4
199016

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 23.3
202210
Michael Jordan 31.1
+7.8
1991NBA Champion17

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 33.7
202311
Michael Jordan 34.5
+0.8
1992NBA Champion22

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.5
20244
Michael Jordan 35.1
+7.6
1993NBA Champion19

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20250
Michael Jordan 31.5
+31.5
199510

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP *
20260
Michael Jordan 30.7
+30.7
1996NBA Champion18
* season in progress

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in two Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 31.8 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.4 ppg and his lowest 31.1.

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