Vlade Divac vs. Michael Jordan: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Michael Jordan and Vlade Divac 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 Vlade Divac.

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 Vlade Divac 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 18.3 points more than Vlade Divac in his 16 seasons (30.1 points against 11.8), and he also scored a total of 18,894 points more (32,292 vs. 13,398).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vlade Divac 11.8
16
Michael Jordan 30.1
+18.3
15

Total Points

Seasons
Vlade Divac 13,398
16
Michael Jordan 32,292
+18,894
15

Scoring Titles

Vlade Divac 0
Michael Jordan 10
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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 Vlade Divac (+21.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,519).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vlade Divac 12.1
14
Michael Jordan 33.4
+21.3
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Vlade Divac 1,468
14
Michael Jordan 5,987
+4,519
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Michael Jordan 4
+4

50+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Michael Jordan 31
+31

40+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Michael Jordan 173
+173

30+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 5
Michael Jordan 562
+557

20+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 136
Michael Jordan 926
+790

10+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 708
Michael Jordan 1,059
+351

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vlade Divac 1,115
+43
Michael Jordan 1,072

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vlade Divac 19
+19
Michael Jordan 0

Playoffs

60+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Michael Jordan 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Michael Jordan 8
+8

40+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 0
Michael Jordan 38
+38

30+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 1
Michael Jordan 109
+108

20+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 14
Michael Jordan 173
+159

10+ Point Games

Vlade Divac 79
Michael Jordan 179
+100

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vlade Divac 121
Michael Jordan 179
+58

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vlade Divac 0
Michael Jordan 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vlade Divac 11.8 4.6 9.3 49.5 0.1 0.4 23.5 2.5 3.7 69.2 16 1,134
difference:+18.3+6.8+13.6+0.2+0.4+1.3+9.2+4.3+4.5+14.3+1+62
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vlade Divac 13,398 5,205 10,510 49.5 100 426 23.5 2,888 4,176 69.2 16 1,134
difference:+18,894+6,987+14,027+0.2+481+1,352+9.2+4,439+4,596+14.3+1+62
Michael Jordan 32,292 12,192 24,537 49.7 581 1,778 32.7 7,327 8,772 83.5 15 1,072

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vlade Divac 12.1 4.5 9.3 48.0 0.1 0.4 24.1 3.1 4.2 73.1 14 121
difference:+21.3+7.7+15.8+0.7+0.7+2.1+9.1+5.1+5.7+9.7+1+58
Michael Jordan 33.4 12.2 25.1 48.7 0.8 2.5 33.2 8.2 9.9 82.8 13 179

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Vlade Divac 1,468 541 1,128 48.0 13 54 24.1 373 510 73.1 14 121
difference:+4,519+1,647+3,369+0.7+135+392+9.1+1,090+1,256+9.7+1+58
Michael Jordan 5,987 2,188 4,497 48.7 148 446 33.2 1,463 1,766 82.8 13 179

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 8.5
199082
Michael Jordan 28.2
+19.7
198582

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.2
199182
Michael Jordan 22.7
+11.5
198618

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.3
199236
Michael Jordan Scoring leader37.1
+25.8
198782

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.8
199382
Michael Jordan Scoring leader35.0
+22.2
198882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 14.2
199479
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.5
+18.3
198981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 16.0
199580
Michael Jordan Scoring leader33.6
+17.6
199082

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.9
199679
Michael Jordan Scoring leader31.5
+18.6
1991NBA Champion82

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.6
199781
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.1
+17.5
1992NBA Champion80

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 10.4
199864
Michael Jordan Scoring leader32.6
+22.2
1993NBA Champion78

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 14.3
199950
Michael Jordan 26.9
+12.6
199517

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.3
200082
Michael Jordan Scoring leader30.4
+18.1
1996NBA Champion82

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 12.0
200181
Michael Jordan Scoring leader29.6
+17.6
1997NBA Champion82

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.1
200280
Michael Jordan Scoring leader28.7
+17.6
1998NBA Champion82

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.9
200380
Michael Jordan 22.9
+13.0
200260

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.9
200481
Michael Jordan 20.0
+10.1
200382

Vlade Divac's additional seasons:

* Vlade Divac played 1 season more than Michael Jordan in the NBA.

In that year—his season 16 in 2005—he averaged 2.3 points in a total of 15 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.1
19909
Michael Jordan 29.3
+20.2
19854

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 13.3
199119
Michael Jordan 43.7
+30.4
19863

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.8
19924
Michael Jordan 35.7
+25.9
19873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 18.0
19935
Michael Jordan 36.3
+18.3
198810

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac -
DNP
19940
Michael Jordan 34.8
+34.8
198917

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 15.6
199510
Michael Jordan 36.7
+21.1
199016

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 9.0
19964
Michael Jordan 31.1
+22.1
1991NBA Champion17

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 18.0
19973
Michael Jordan 34.5
+16.5
1992NBA Champion22

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.6
19989
Michael Jordan 35.1
+23.5
1993NBA Champion19

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 16.2
19995
Michael Jordan 31.5
+15.3
199510

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.2
20005
Michael Jordan 30.7
+19.5
1996NBA Champion18

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 10.8
20018
Michael Jordan 31.1
+20.3
1997NBA Champion19

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 13.5
200216
Michael Jordan 32.4
+18.9
1998NBA Champion21

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 11.4
+11.4
200312
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20020

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Vlade Divac 6.6
+6.6
200412
Michael Jordan -
DNP
20030

Vlade Divac's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Vlade Divac didn't play in the postseason.

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