Lonzo Ball vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan and Lonzo Ball 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 Lonzo Ball.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Michael Jordan has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Lonzo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Michael Jordan has better playoff stats. 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 18.7 points more than Lonzo Ball in his 6 seasons (30.1 points against 11.4), and he also scored a total of 29,030 points more (32,292 vs. 3,262).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Lonzo Ball 11.4
6
Michael Jordan 30.1
+18.7
15

Total Points

Seasons
Lonzo Ball 3,262
6
Michael Jordan 32,292
+29,030
15

Scoring Titles

Lonzo Ball 0
Michael Jordan 10
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+10

Points in the Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Michael Jordan has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Lonzo Ball 0
0
Michael Jordan 33.4
+33.4
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Lonzo Ball 0
0
Michael Jordan 5,987
+5,987
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Michael Jordan 4
+4

50+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Michael Jordan 31
+31

40+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 0
Michael Jordan 173
+173

30+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 2
Michael Jordan 562
+560

20+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 27
Michael Jordan 926
+899

10+ Point Games

Lonzo Ball 161
Michael Jordan 1,059
+898

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Lonzo Ball 283
Michael Jordan 1,072
+789

0 Point Games (games without points)

Lonzo Ball 4
+4
Michael Jordan 0

Playoffs

Lonzo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Michael Jordan's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Lonzo Ball 11.4 4.2 10.6 39.8 2.3 6.4 36.2 0.7 1.1 59.9 6 287
difference:+18.7+7.2+12.3+9.9+1.8+4.7+3.5+6.1+7.1+23.6+9+785
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
Lonzo Ball 3,262 1,206 3,033 39.8 662 1,828 36.2 188 314 59.9 6 287
difference:+29,030+10,986+21,504+9.9+81+50+3.5+7,139+8,458+23.6+9+785
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
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+33.4+12.2+25.1+48.7+0.8+2.5+33.2+8.2+9.9+82.8+13+179
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
Lonzo Ball DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+5,987+2,188+4,497+48.7+148+446+33.2+1,463+1,766+82.8+13+179
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
Lonzo Ball 10.2
201852
Michael Jordan 28.2
+18.0
198582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 9.9
201947
Michael Jordan 22.7
+12.8
198618

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 11.8
202063
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+25.3
198782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 14.6
202155
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+20.4
198882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 13.0
202235
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+19.5
198981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball 7.6
202535
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+26.0
199082

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 9 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 15, from 1991 to 2003—he averaged 28.3 points in a total of 645 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.6 ppg and his lowest 20.

In those 9 extra years over Lonzo Ball, Michael Jordan won 6 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20180
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20190
Michael Jordan 43.7
+43.7
19863

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20200
Michael Jordan 35.7
+35.7
19873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20210
Michael Jordan 36.3
+36.3
198810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20220
Michael Jordan 34.8
+34.8
198917

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Lonzo Ball -
DNP
20250
Michael Jordan 36.7
+36.7
199016

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in 7 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 32.5 points in a total of 126 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 35.1 ppg and his lowest 30.7.

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