Michael Jordan vs. Alonzo Mourning: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Alonzo Mourning and Michael Jordan 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 Alonzo Mourning.

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 Alonzo Mourning 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 13 points more than Alonzo Mourning in his 15 seasons (30.1 points against 17.1), and he also scored a total of 17,981 points more (32,292 vs. 14,311).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Michael Jordan 30.1
+13.0
15
Alonzo Mourning 17.1
15

Total Points

Seasons
Michael Jordan 32,292
+17,981
15
Alonzo Mourning 14,311
15

Scoring Titles

Michael Jordan 10
Scoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leaderScoring leader
+10
Alonzo Mourning 0

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 Alonzo Mourning (+19.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,696).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 33.4
+19.8
13
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
11

Total Points

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 5,987
+4,696
13
Alonzo Mourning 1,291
11

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 4
+4
Alonzo Mourning 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 31
+30
Alonzo Mourning 1

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+169
Alonzo Mourning 4

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 562
+507
Alonzo Mourning 55

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 926
+590
Alonzo Mourning 336

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1,059
+395
Alonzo Mourning 664

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 1,072
+240
Alonzo Mourning 832

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Alonzo Mourning 6
+6

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1
+1
Alonzo Mourning 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 8
+8
Alonzo Mourning 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 38
+38
Alonzo Mourning 0

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 109
+103
Alonzo Mourning 6

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+143
Alonzo Mourning 30

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 179
+120
Alonzo Mourning 59

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 179
+90
Alonzo Mourning 89

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Alonzo Mourning 6
+6

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

more >>

Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+13.0+5.3+11.3+3.0+0.5+1.6+8.0+2.0+1.2+14.3+234
Alonzo Mourning 17.1 6.1 11.6 52.7 0.0 0.1 24.7 4.8 7.0 69.2 15 838

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Michael Jordan 32,292 12,192 24,537 49.7 581 1,778 32.7 7,327 8,772 83.5 15 1,072
difference:+17,981+7,076+14,836+3.0+559+1,689+8.0+3,270+2,910+14.3+234
Alonzo Mourning 14,311 5,116 9,701 52.7 22 89 24.7 4,057 5,862 69.2 15 838

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Michael Jordan 33.4 12.2 25.1 48.7 0.8 2.5 33.2 8.2 9.9 82.8 13 179
difference:+19.8+7.6+16.0+2.6+0.7+2.3+3.6+4.0+3.4+17.9+2+84
Alonzo Mourning 13.6 4.6 9.1 51.2 0.1 0.2 36.8 4.2 6.5 64.9 11 95

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Michael Jordan 5,987 2,188 4,497 48.7 148 446 33.2 1,463 1,766 82.8 13 179
difference:+4,696+1,747+3,636+2.6+141+427+3.6+1,061+1,147+17.9+2+84
Alonzo Mourning 1,291 441 861 51.2 7 19 36.8 402 619 64.9 11 95

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 28.2
+7.2
198582
Alonzo Mourning 21.0
199378

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 22.7
+1.2
198618
Alonzo Mourning 21.5
199460

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+15.8
198782
Alonzo Mourning 21.3
199577

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+11.8
198882
Alonzo Mourning 23.2
199670

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+12.7
198981
Alonzo Mourning 19.8
199766

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+14.4
199082
Alonzo Mourning 19.2
199858

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+11.4
1991NBA Champion82
Alonzo Mourning 20.1
199946

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+8.4
1992NBA Champion80
Alonzo Mourning 21.7
200079

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+19.0
1993NBA Champion78
Alonzo Mourning 13.6
200113

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 26.9
+11.2
199517
Alonzo Mourning 15.7
200275

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
+22.4
1996NBA Champion82
Alonzo Mourning 8.0
200412

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader29.6
+22.0
1997NBA Champion82
Alonzo Mourning 7.6
200537

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader28.7
+20.9
1998NBA Champion82
Alonzo Mourning 7.8
2006NBA Champion65

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 22.9
+14.3
200260
Alonzo Mourning 8.6
200777

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 20.0
+14.0
200382
Alonzo Mourning 6.0
200825

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 29.3
+5.5
19854
Alonzo Mourning 23.8
19939

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 43.7
+43.7
19863
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
19940

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.7
+13.7
19873
Alonzo Mourning 22.0
19954

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.3
+18.3
198810
Alonzo Mourning 18.0
19963

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.8
+17.0
198917
Alonzo Mourning 17.8
199717

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.7
+17.4
199016
Alonzo Mourning 19.3
19984

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.1
+9.5
1991NBA Champion17
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
19995

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.5
+12.9
1992NBA Champion22
Alonzo Mourning 21.6
200010

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.1
+23.4
1993NBA Champion19
Alonzo Mourning 11.7
20013

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.5
+31.5
199510
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20020

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 30.7
+30.7
1996NBA Champion18
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20040

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.1
+25.0
1997NBA Champion19
Alonzo Mourning 6.1
200515

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 32.4
+28.6
1998NBA Champion21
Alonzo Mourning 3.8
2006NBA Champion21

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20020
Alonzo Mourning 6.3
+6.3
20074

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20030
Alonzo Mourning -
DNP
20080
Share: