Michael Jordan vs. Kristaps Porzingis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kristaps Porzingis 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 Kristaps Porzingis.

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 Kristaps Porzingis 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 10.5 points more than Kristaps Porzingis in his 10 seasons (30.1 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 22,347 points more (32,292 vs. 9,945).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Michael Jordan	30.1	+10.5	15
Kristaps Porzingis	19.6		10

Total Points			Seasons
Michael Jordan	32,292	+22,347	15
Kristaps Porzingis	9,945		10

Scoring Titles
Michael Jordan	10	+10
Kristaps Porzingis	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	+13.9	1985	82
Kristaps Porzingis	14.3		2016	72

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	22.7	+4.6	1986	18
Kristaps Porzingis	18.1		2017	66

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	37.1	+14.4	1987	82
Kristaps Porzingis	22.7		2018	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	35.0	+14.6	1988	82
Kristaps Porzingis	20.4		2020	57

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	32.5	+12.4	1989	81
Kristaps Porzingis	20.1		2021	43

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	33.6	+13.4	1990	82
Kristaps Porzingis	20.2		2022	51

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	31.5	+8.3	1991	82
Kristaps Porzingis	23.2		2023	65

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	30.1	+10.0	1992	80
Kristaps Porzingis	20.1		2024	57

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	32.6	+13.1	1993	78
Kristaps Porzingis	19.5		2025	42

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	26.9	+9.2	1995	17
Kristaps Porzingis	17.7		2026	6

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 5 seasons more than Kristaps Porzingis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 11 to 15, from 1996 to 2003—he averaged 26.5 points in a total of 388 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 30.4 ppg and his lowest 20. In those 5 extra years over Kristaps Porzingis, Michael Jordan won 3 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	29.3	+29.3	1985	4
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2016	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	43.7	+43.7	1986	3
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	35.7	+35.7	1987	3
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	36.3	+12.6	1988	10
Kristaps Porzingis	23.7		2020	3

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	34.8	+21.7	1989	17
Kristaps Porzingis	13.1		2021	7

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	36.7	+36.7	1990	16
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	31.1	+31.1	1991	17
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP	2023	0

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	34.5	+22.2	1992	22
Kristaps Porzingis	12.3		2024	7

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	35.1	+27.4	1993	19
Kristaps Porzingis	7.7		2025	11

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Michael Jordan	31.5	+31.5	1995	10
Kristaps Porzingis	-	DNP *	2026	0
* season in progress

Michael Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Michael Jordan played in 3 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 31.4 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 32.4 ppg and his lowest 30.7.