Michael Jordan vs. Coby White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Coby White 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.

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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 Coby White.

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 Coby White 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 14.9 points more than Coby White in his 6 seasons (30.1 points against 15.2), and he also scored a total of 25,887 points more (32,292 vs. 6,405).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Michael Jordan 30.1
+14.9
15
Coby White 15.2
6

Total Points

Seasons
Michael Jordan 32,292
+25,887
15
Coby White 6,405
6

Scoring Titles

Michael Jordan 10
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+10
Coby White 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 Coby White (+25 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,945).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 33.4
+25.0
13
Coby White 8.4
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 5,987
+5,945
13
Coby White 42
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 4
+4
Coby White 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 31
+31
Coby White 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+172
Coby White 1

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 562
+539
Coby White 23

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 926
+803
Coby White 123

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1,059
+753
Coby White 306

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 1,072
+662
Coby White 410

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Coby White 12
+12

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1
+1
Coby White 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 8
+8
Coby White 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 38
+38
Coby White 0

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 109
+109
Coby White 0

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+173
Coby White 0

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 179
+177
Coby White 2

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 179
+174
Coby White 5

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Coby White 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+14.9+6.0+10.4+6.4+1.8+4.6+4.2+4.8+5.8+3.0+9+650
Coby White 15.2 5.4 12.5 43.3 2.3 6.3 36.9 2.0 2.4 86.5 6 422

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:+25,887+9,914+19,275+6.4+404+889+4.2+6,463+7,773+3.0+9+650
Coby White 6,405 2,278 5,262 43.3 985 2,667 36.9 864 999 86.5 6 422

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:+25.0+9.2+16.1+15.3+0.8+3.3+5.6+7.4+8.9+2.8+12+174
Coby White 8.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 1.6 5.8 27.6 0.8 1.0 80.0 1 5

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:+5,945+2,173+4,452+15.3+140+417+5.6+1,459+1,761+2.8+12+174
Coby White 42 15 45 33.3 8 29 27.6 4 5 80.0 1 5

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
+15.0
198582
Coby White 13.2
202065

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 22.7
+7.6
198618
Coby White 15.1
202169

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+24.4
198782
Coby White 12.7
202261

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+25.3
198882
Coby White 9.7
202374

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+13.4
198981
Coby White 19.1
202479

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+13.2
199082
Coby White 20.4
202574

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 9 seasons more than Coby White 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 Coby White, Michael Jordan won 6 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854
Coby White -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 43.7
+43.7
19863
Coby White -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.7
+27.3
19873
Coby White 8.4
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.3
+36.3
198810
Coby White -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.8
+34.8
198917
Coby White -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.7
+36.7
199016
Coby White -
DNP
20250

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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