Michael Jordan vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams 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 Deron Williams.

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 Deron Williams 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 13.8 points more than Deron Williams in his 12 seasons (30.1 points against 16.3), and he also scored a total of 18,488 points more (32,292 vs. 13,804).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Michael Jordan 30.1
+13.8
15
Deron Williams 16.3
12

Total Points

Seasons
Michael Jordan 32,292
+18,488
15
Deron Williams 13,804
12

Scoring Titles

Michael Jordan 10
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+10
Deron Williams 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 Deron Williams (+17.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,575).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 33.4
+17.7
13
Deron Williams 15.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 5,987
+4,575
13
Deron Williams 1,412
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 4
+4
Deron Williams 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 31
+30
Deron Williams 1

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+169
Deron Williams 4

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 562
+511
Deron Williams 51

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 926
+660
Deron Williams 266

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1,059
+370
Deron Williams 689

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 1,072
+235
Deron Williams 837

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Deron Williams 8
+8

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1
+1
Deron Williams 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 8
+8
Deron Williams 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 38
+38
Deron Williams 0

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 109
+101
Deron Williams 8

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+139
Deron Williams 34

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 179
+114
Deron Williams 65

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 179
+96
Deron Williams 83

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Deron Williams 7
+7

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:+13.8+5.6+9.9+5.2+0.9+2.2+3.0+3.4+4.1+1.3+3+227
Deron Williams 16.3 5.8 13.0 44.5 1.4 3.9 35.7 3.4 4.1 82.2 12 845

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:+18,488+7,318+13,573+5.2+597+1,518+3.0+4,449+5,270+1.3+3+227
Deron Williams 13,804 4,874 10,964 44.5 1,178 3,296 35.7 2,878 3,502 82.2 12 845

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:+17.7+6.9+13.1+4.8+0.7+1.4+6.1+4.6+5.4+2.5+4+89
Deron Williams 15.7 5.3 12.0 43.8 1.5 3.9 39.3 3.6 4.5 80.3 9 90

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:+4,575+1,714+3,416+4.8+11+97+6.1+1,136+1,359+2.5+4+89
Deron Williams 1,412 474 1,081 43.8 137 349 39.3 327 407 80.3 9 90

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
+17.4
198582
Deron Williams 10.8
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 22.7
+6.5
198618
Deron Williams 16.2
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+18.3
198782
Deron Williams 18.8
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+15.6
198882
Deron Williams 19.4
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+13.8
198981
Deron Williams 18.7
201076

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+13.5
199082
Deron Williams 20.1
201165

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+11.4
1991NBA Champion82
Deron Williams 20.1
201165

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+9.1
1992NBA Champion80
Deron Williams 21.0
201255

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+13.7
1993NBA Champion78
Deron Williams 18.9
201378

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 26.9
+12.6
199517
Deron Williams 14.3
201464

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
+17.4
1996NBA Champion82
Deron Williams 13.0
201568

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader29.6
+15.5
1997NBA Champion82
Deron Williams 14.1
201665

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader28.7
+17.7
1998NBA Champion82
Deron Williams 11.0
201764

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 2 seasons more than Deron Williams in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 14 to 15, from 2002 to 2003—he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 142 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 43.7
+24.5
19863
Deron Williams 19.2
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.7
+14.1
19873
Deron Williams 21.6
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.3
+16.1
198810
Deron Williams 20.2
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.8
+10.5
198917
Deron Williams 24.3
201010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.7
+36.7
199016
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.1
+31.1
1991NBA Champion17
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.5
+34.5
1992NBA Champion22
Deron Williams -
DNP
20120

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.1
+14.5
1993NBA Champion19
Deron Williams 20.6
20137

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.5
+17.0
199510
Deron Williams 14.5
201412

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 30.7
+18.9
1996NBA Champion18
Deron Williams 11.8
20156

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.1
+26.1
1997NBA Champion19
Deron Williams 5.0
20163

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 32.4
+28.1
1998NBA Champion21
Deron Williams 4.3
201718

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan didn't play in the postseason.

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