Josh Giddey vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan and Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey.

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 Josh Giddey 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 16 points more than Josh Giddey in his 4 seasons (30.1 points against 14.1), and he also scored a total of 28,350 points more (32,292 vs. 3,942).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Josh Giddey 14.1
4
Michael Jordan 30.1
+16.0
15

Total Points

Seasons
Josh Giddey 3,942
4
Michael Jordan 32,292
+28,350
15

Scoring Titles

Josh Giddey 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 Josh Giddey (+24.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,900).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Josh Giddey 8.7
1
Michael Jordan 33.4
+24.7
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Josh Giddey 87
1
Michael Jordan 5,987
+5,900
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 0
Michael Jordan 4
+4

50+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 0
Michael Jordan 31
+31

40+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 0
Michael Jordan 173
+173

30+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 2
Michael Jordan 562
+560

20+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 48
Michael Jordan 926
+878

10+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 215
Michael Jordan 1,059
+844

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Josh Giddey 278
Michael Jordan 1,072
+794

0 Point Games (games without points)

Josh Giddey 2
+2
Michael Jordan 0

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 0
Michael Jordan 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 0
Michael Jordan 8
+8

40+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 0
Michael Jordan 38
+38

30+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 0
Michael Jordan 109
+109

20+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 1
Michael Jordan 173
+172

10+ Point Games

Josh Giddey 4
Michael Jordan 179
+175

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Josh Giddey 10
Michael Jordan 179
+169

0 Point Games (games without points)

Josh Giddey 0
Michael Jordan 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Josh Giddey 14.1 5.7 12.3 46.4 1.1 3.5 33.0 1.6 2.0 76.4 4 280
difference:+16.0+5.7+10.6+3.3+0.6+1.8+0.3+5.2+6.2+7.1+11+792
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
Josh Giddey 3,942 1,593 3,433 46.4 319 968 33.0 437 572 76.4 4 280
difference:+28,350+10,599+21,104+3.3+262+810+0.3+6,890+8,200+7.1+11+792
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
Josh Giddey 8.7 3.4 7.5 45.3 1.2 3.4 35.3 0.7 0.8 87.5 1 10
difference:+24.7+8.8+17.6+3.3+0.4+0.9+2.1+7.5+9.1+4.7+12+169
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
Josh Giddey 87 34 75 45.3 12 34 35.3 7 8 87.5 1 10
difference:+5,900+2,154+4,422+3.3+136+412+2.1+1,456+1,758+4.7+12+169
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
Josh Giddey 12.5
202254
Michael Jordan 28.2
+15.7
198582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey 16.6
202376
Michael Jordan 22.7
+6.1
198618

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey 12.3
202480
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+24.8
198782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey 14.6
202570
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+20.4
198882

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 11 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1989 to 2003—he averaged 29.3 points in a total of 808 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33.6 ppg and his lowest 20.

In those 11 extra years over Josh Giddey, Michael Jordan won 8 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20220
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20230
Michael Jordan 43.7
+43.7
19863

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey 8.7
202410
Michael Jordan 35.7
+27.0
19873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Josh Giddey -
DNP
20250
Michael Jordan 36.3
+36.3
198810

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in 9 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 33.1 points in a total of 159 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 36.7 ppg and his lowest 30.7.

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