Steven Adams vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan and Steven Adams 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 Steven Adams.

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 Steven Adams 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 21.3 points more than Steven Adams in his 12 seasons (30.1 points against 8.8), and he also scored a total of 25,510 points more (32,292 vs. 6,782).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Steven Adams	8.8		12
Michael Jordan	30.1	+21.3	15

Total Points			Seasons
Steven Adams	6,782		12
Michael Jordan	32,292	+25,510	15

Scoring Titles
Steven Adams	0
Michael Jordan	10	+10

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
Steven Adams	3.3		2014	81
Michael Jordan	28.2	+24.9	1985	82

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	7.7		2015	70
Michael Jordan	22.7	+15.0	1986	18

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.0		2016	80
Michael Jordan	37.1	+29.1	1987	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	11.3		2017	80
Michael Jordan	35.0	+23.7	1988	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	13.9		2018	76
Michael Jordan	32.5	+18.6	1989	81

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	13.9		2019	80
Michael Jordan	33.6	+19.7	1990	82

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.9		2020	63
Michael Jordan	31.5	+20.6	1991	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	7.6		2021	58
Michael Jordan	30.1	+22.5	1992	80

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	6.9		2022	76
Michael Jordan	32.6	+25.7	1993	78

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.6		2023	42
Michael Jordan	26.9	+18.3	1995	17

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.9		2025	58
Michael Jordan	30.4	+26.5	1996	82

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	6.5		2026	6
Michael Jordan	29.6	+23.1	1997	82

Michael Jordan's additional seasons:

* Michael Jordan played 3 seasons more than Steven Adams 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 Steven Adams, Michael Jordan won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.9		2014	18
Michael Jordan	29.3	+25.4	1985	4

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	-	DNP	2015	0
Michael Jordan	43.7	+43.7	1986	3

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.1		2016	18
Michael Jordan	35.7	+25.6	1987	3

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	8.0		2017	5
Michael Jordan	36.3	+28.3	1988	10

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.5		2018	6
Michael Jordan	34.8	+24.3	1989	17

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	11.8		2019	5
Michael Jordan	36.7	+24.9	1990	16

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	10.1		2020	7
Michael Jordan	31.1	+21.0	1991	17

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	-	DNP	2021	0
Michael Jordan	34.5	+34.5	1992	22

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	3.4		2022	7
Michael Jordan	35.1	+31.7	1993	19

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	-	DNP	2023	0
Michael Jordan	31.5	+31.5	1995	10

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	5.7		2025	7
Michael Jordan	30.7	+25.0	1996	18

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Steven Adams	-	DNP *	2026	0
Michael Jordan	31.1	+31.1	1997	19
* 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.