Michael Jordan vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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 Julius Randle.

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 Julius Randle 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 11 points more than Julius Randle in his 12 seasons (30.1 points against 19.1), and he also scored a total of 18,593 points more (32,292 vs. 13,699).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Michael Jordan	30.1	+11.0	15
Julius Randle	19.1		12

Total Points			Seasons
Michael Jordan	32,292	+18,593	15
Julius Randle	13,699		12

Scoring Titles
Michael Jordan	10	+10
Julius Randle	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	+26.2	1985	82
Julius Randle	2.0		2015	1

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	22.7	+11.4	1986	18
Julius Randle	11.3		2016	81

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	37.1	+23.9	1987	82
Julius Randle	13.2		2017	74

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	35.0	+18.9	1988	82
Julius Randle	16.1		2018	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	32.5	+11.1	1989	81
Julius Randle	21.4		2019	73

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	33.6	+14.1	1990	82
Julius Randle	19.5		2020	64

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	31.5	+7.4	1991	82
Julius Randle	24.1		2021	71

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	30.1	+10.0	1992	80
Julius Randle	20.1		2022	72

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	32.6	+7.5	1993	78
Julius Randle	25.1		2023	77

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	26.9	+2.9	1995	17
Julius Randle	24.0		2024	46

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	30.4	+11.7	1996	82
Julius Randle	18.7		2025	69

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	29.6	+3.6	1997	82
Julius Randle	26.0		2026	7

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 3 seasons more than Julius Randle in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 15, from 1998 to 2003—he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 224 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.7 ppg and his lowest 20. In those 3 extra years over Julius Randle, Michael Jordan won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	29.3	+29.3	1985	4
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2015	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	43.7	+43.7	1986	3
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	35.7	+35.7	1987	3
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	36.3	+36.3	1988	10
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	34.8	+34.8	1989	17
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	36.7	+36.7	1990	16
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2020	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	31.1	+13.1	1991	17
Julius Randle	18.0		2021	5

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	34.5	+34.5	1992	22
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	35.1	+18.5	1993	19
Julius Randle	16.6		2023	10

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	31.5	+31.5	1995	10
Julius Randle	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	30.7	+9.0	1996	18
Julius Randle	21.7		2025	15

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	31.1	+31.1	1997	19
Julius Randle	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 32.4 points in a total of 21 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.4 ppg and his lowest 32.4.