Michael Jordan vs. Evan Mobley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Evan Mobley 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 Evan Mobley.

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 Evan Mobley 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 13.6 points more than Evan Mobley in his 5 seasons (30.1 points against 16.5), and he also scored a total of 27,745 points more (32,292 vs. 4,547).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Michael Jordan 30.1
+13.6
15
Evan Mobley 16.5
5

Total Points

Seasons
Michael Jordan 32,292
+27,745
15
Evan Mobley 4,547
5

Scoring Titles

Michael Jordan 10
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+10
Evan Mobley 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 Evan Mobley (+18.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,609).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 33.4
+18.3
13
Evan Mobley 15.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 5,987
+5,609
13
Evan Mobley 378
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 4
+4
Evan Mobley 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 31
+31
Evan Mobley 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+172
Evan Mobley 1

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 562
+554
Evan Mobley 8

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 926
+845
Evan Mobley 81

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1,059
+817
Evan Mobley 242

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 1,072
+796
Evan Mobley 276

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Evan Mobley 0

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1
+1
Evan Mobley 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 8
+8
Evan Mobley 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 38
+38
Evan Mobley 0

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 109
+108
Evan Mobley 1

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+168
Evan Mobley 5

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 179
+158
Evan Mobley 21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 179
+154
Evan Mobley 25

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Evan Mobley 0

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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:+13.6+4.8+10.8+4.8+0.1+0.2+1.2+4.1+4.3+14.1+10+796
Evan Mobley 16.5 6.6 12.1 54.5 0.6 1.9 31.5 2.7 3.9 69.4 5 276

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:+27,745+10,373+21,197+4.8+417+1,257+1.2+6,582+7,698+14.1+10+796
Evan Mobley 4,547 1,819 3,340 54.5 164 521 31.5 745 1,074 69.4 5 276

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:+18.3+6.0+13.9+6.1+0.5+4.8+6.2+7.1+8.9+10+154
Evan Mobley 15.1 6.2 11.2 54.8 0.8 2.0 38.0 2.0 2.8 73.9 3 25

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:+5,609+2,034+4,216+6.1+129+396+4.8+1,412+1,697+8.9+10+154
Evan Mobley 378 154 281 54.8 19 50 38.0 51 69 73.9 3 25

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
+13.2
198582
Evan Mobley 15.0
202269

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 22.7
+6.5
198618
Evan Mobley 16.2
202379

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+21.4
198782
Evan Mobley 15.7
202450

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+16.5
198882
Evan Mobley 18.5
202571

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+13.2
198981
Evan Mobley 19.3
20267

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 10 seasons more than Evan Mobley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 15, from 1990 to 2003—he averaged 28.9 points in a total of 727 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33.6 ppg and his lowest 20.

In those 10 extra years over Evan Mobley, Michael Jordan won 7 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854
Evan Mobley -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 43.7
+33.9
19863
Evan Mobley 9.8
20235

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.7
+19.7
19873
Evan Mobley 16.0
202412

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.3
+19.2
198810
Evan Mobley 17.1
20258

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.8
+34.8
198917
Evan Mobley -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in 8 Playoffs and won 6 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 32.9 points in a total of 142 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 36.7 ppg and his lowest 30.7.