Michael Jordan vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson 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.

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 Amen Thompson.

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 Amen Thompson 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Michael Jordan averages 18 points more than Amen Thompson in his 3 seasons (30.1 points against 12.1), and he also scored a total of 30,628 points more (32,292 vs. 1,664).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Michael Jordan	30.1	+18.0	15
Amen Thompson	12.1		3

Total Points			Seasons
Michael Jordan	32,292	+30,628	15
Amen Thompson	1,664		3

Scoring Titles
Michael Jordan	10	+10
Amen Thompson	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	28.2	+18.7	1985	82
Amen Thompson	9.5		2024	62

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	22.7	+8.6	1986	18
Amen Thompson	14.1		2025	69

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	37.1	+20.1	1987	82
Amen Thompson	17.0		2026	6

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 12 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 15, from 1988 to 2003—he averaged 29.8 points in a total of 890 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 35 ppg and his lowest 20. In those 12 extra years over Amen Thompson, Michael Jordan won 9 scoring titles.