Michael Jordan vs. Rajon Rondo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo.

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 Rajon Rondo 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 20.3 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (30.1 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 22,955 points more (32,292 vs. 9,337).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Michael Jordan 30.1
+20.3
15
Rajon Rondo 9.8
16

Total Points

Seasons
Michael Jordan 32,292
+22,955
15
Rajon Rondo 9,337
16

Scoring Titles

Michael Jordan 10
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+10
Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo (+20.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,318).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 33.4
+20.9
13
Rajon Rondo 12.5
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Michael Jordan 5,987
+4,318
13
Rajon Rondo 1,669
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 4
+4
Rajon Rondo 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 31
+31
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+173
Rajon Rondo 0

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 562
+555
Rajon Rondo 7

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 926
+845
Rajon Rondo 81

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1,059
+613
Rajon Rondo 446

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 1,072
+171
Rajon Rondo 901

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Rajon Rondo 56
+56

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 1
+1
Rajon Rondo 0

50+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 8
+8
Rajon Rondo 0

40+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 38
+37
Rajon Rondo 1

30+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 109
+107
Rajon Rondo 2

20+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 173
+149
Rajon Rondo 24

10+ Point Games

Michael Jordan 179
+97
Rajon Rondo 82

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Michael Jordan 179
+48
Rajon Rondo 131

0 Point Games (games without points)

Michael Jordan 0
Rajon Rondo 3
+3

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:+20.3+7.3+14.0+4.1+0.3+0.3+5.6+6.3+22.4+1+115
Rajon Rondo 9.8 4.1 8.9 45.6 0.5 1.4 32.4 1.2 1.9 61.1 16 957

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:+22,955+8,306+16,021+4.1+132+394+0.3+6,211+6,946+22.4+1+115
Rajon Rondo 9,337 3,886 8,516 45.6 449 1,384 32.4 1,116 1,826 61.1 16 957

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:+20.9+7.2+13.7+4.7+0.3+1.0+0.2+6.3+7.0+17.9+3+45
Rajon Rondo 12.5 5.0 11.4 44.0 0.5 1.5 33.0 1.9 2.9 64.9 10 134

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:+4,318+1,514+2,965+4.7+80+240+0.2+1,210+1,376+17.9+3+45
Rajon Rondo 1,669 674 1,532 44.0 68 206 33.0 253 390 64.9 10 134

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
+21.8
198582
Rajon Rondo 6.4
200778

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 22.7
+12.1
198618
Rajon Rondo 10.6
2008NBA Champion77

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+25.2
198782
Rajon Rondo 11.9
200980

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+21.3
198882
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+21.9
198981
Rajon Rondo 10.6
201168

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+21.7
199082
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201253

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+17.8
1991NBA Champion82
Rajon Rondo 13.7
201338

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+18.4
1992NBA Champion80
Rajon Rondo 11.7
201430

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+23.7
1993NBA Champion78
Rajon Rondo 8.9
201568

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 26.9
+15.0
199517
Rajon Rondo 11.9
201672

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
+22.6
1996NBA Champion82
Rajon Rondo 7.8
201769

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader29.6
+21.3
1997NBA Champion82
Rajon Rondo 8.3
201865

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan Scoring leader28.7
+19.5
1998NBA Champion82
Rajon Rondo 9.2
201946

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 22.9
+15.8
200260
Rajon Rondo 7.1
2020NBA Champion48

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 20.0
+14.6
200382
Rajon Rondo 5.4
202145

Rajon Rondo's additional seasons:

* Rajon Rondo played 3 seasons more than Michael Jordan in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 5.2 points in a total of 129 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 5.4 ppg and his lowest 4.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 29.3
+29.3
19854
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20070

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 43.7
+33.5
19863
Rajon Rondo 10.2
2008NBA Champion26

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.7
+18.8
19873
Rajon Rondo 16.9
200914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.3
+20.5
198810
Rajon Rondo 15.8
201024

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.8
+20.8
198917
Rajon Rondo 14.0
20119

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 36.7
+19.4
199016
Rajon Rondo 17.3
201219

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.1
+31.1
1991NBA Champion17
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20130

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 34.5
+34.5
1992NBA Champion22
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20140

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 35.1
+25.6
1993NBA Champion19
Rajon Rondo 9.5
20152

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.5
+31.5
199510
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20160

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 30.7
+19.2
1996NBA Champion18
Rajon Rondo 11.5
20172

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 31.1
+20.8
1997NBA Champion19
Rajon Rondo 10.3
20189

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan 32.4
+32.4
1998NBA Champion21
Rajon Rondo -
DNP
20190

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20020
Rajon Rondo 8.9
+8.9
2020NBA Champion16

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20030
Rajon Rondo 4.2
+4.2
202113

Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.2 points in a total of 26 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 4.2 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

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