Josh Giddey vs. Michael Jordan: NBA Rankings Comparison

The ultimate statistical showdown: compare Josh Giddey and Michael Jordan all-time NBA rankings. Explore their historical standing across total and per-game stats, regular season and playoffs. Who ranks higher?

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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Josh Giddey, with a career spanning 4 seasons from 2022 to 2025, and Michael Jordan, with 15 seasons played from 1985 to 2003, stand among the league's historical elite..

Dive into a meticulous breakdown of their positions in every major statistical category—from scoring, rebounding and assists to steals, blocks, triple-doubles, and rankings by points thresholds—across both regular season and their entire playoff careers. Our comprehensive tables offer side-by-side rankings, value comparisons, and key differences, ensuring you have all the definitive data to assess their historical impact.

First, review a concise summary of how they rank in NBA history in the main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks) for both total and per-game stats, and below, you can then explore in detail all their stats and their historical rankings.

Josh Giddey vs. Michael Jordan
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Josh Giddey Michael Jordan
Points
+300th
5th
+300th
2nd
Rebounds
+300th
141st
+300th
40th
Assists
+300th
52nd
+300th
13th
Steals
+300th
4th
+300th
3rd
Blocks
+300th
126th
+300th
34th
Years415113

Josh Giddey vs. Michael Jordan
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Josh Giddey Michael Jordan
Points
--
1st
+300th
1st
Rebounds
--
+300th
+300th
278th
Assists
--
108th
+300th
69th
Steals
--
3rd
+300th
11th
Blocks
--
233rd
+300th
195th

Note: the season per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders: 400 games with some exceptions for some stats; for the Playoffs a minimum of 3 games is used.

Comparisons on this page:

Their rankings for:
Season Totals - Playoffs Totals /
Season Per Game - Playoffs Per Game

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
5th
+295 3,942 vs. 32,29228,350
Rebounds
+300th
141st
+159 2,100 vs. 6,6724,572
Assists
+300th
52nd
+248 1,703 vs. 5,6333,930
Steals
+300th
4th
+296 244 vs. 2,5142,270
Blocks
+300th
126th
+174 140 vs. 893753
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
177th
+123 484 vs. 1,6681,184
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
93rd
+207 1,616 vs. 5,0043,388
Field Goals Made
+300th
5th
+295 1,593 vs. 12,19210,599
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
5th
+295 3,433 vs. 24,53721,104
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
319 vs. 581262
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
968 vs. 1,778810
Free Throws Made
+300th
7th
+293 437 vs. 7,3276,890
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
12th
+288 572 vs. 8,7728,200

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
108th
+192 280 vs. 1,072792
Seasons
+300th
133rd
+167 4 vs. 1511

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
34th
20th
14 18 vs. 2810

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
2nd
0 vs. 173173
50+ point games
-
2nd
0 vs. 3131
60+ point games
-
4th
0 vs. 44
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
+300th
2nd
+298 87 vs. 5,9875,900
Rebounds
+300th
40th
+260 36 vs. 1,1521,116
Assists
+300th
13th
+287 21 vs. 1,0221,001
Steals
+300th
3rd
+297 2 vs. 376374
Blocks
+300th
34th
+266 4 vs. 158154
Offensive Rebounds
+300th
36th
+264 7 vs. 305298
Defensive Rebounds
+300th
32nd
+268 29 vs. 847818
Field Goals Made
+300th
3rd
+297 34 vs. 2,1882,154
Field Goals Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 75 vs. 4,4974,422
3-Pointers Made
+300th
63rd
+237 12 vs. 148136
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
52nd
+248 34 vs. 446412
Free Throws Made
+300th
2nd
+298 7 vs. 1,4631,456
Free Throws Attempted
+300th
3rd
+297 8 vs. 1,7661,758

Games and Years:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
+300th
19th
+281 10 vs. 179169
Playoffs
+300th
45th
+255 1 vs. 1312

Triple-Doubles:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
+300th
31st
0 vs. 22

Rankings by Points Scored:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
-
1st
0 vs. 3838
50+ point games
-
1st
0 vs. 88
60+ point games
-
1st
0 vs. 11
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
--
1st
14.08 vs. 30.1216.04
Rebounds per game
--
+300th
7.50 vs. 6.221.28
Assists per game
--
108th
6.08 vs. 5.250.83
Steals per game
--
3rd
0.87 vs. 2.351.47
Blocks per game
--
233rd
0.50 vs. 0.830.33
Offensive Rebounds per game
--
+300th
1.73 vs. 1.560.17
Defensive Rebounds per game
--
186th
5.77 vs. 4.671.10
Field Goals Made per game
--
2nd
5.69 vs. 11.375.68
Field Goals Attempted per game
--
2nd
12.26 vs. 22.8910.63
3-Pointers Made per game
--
+300th
1.14 vs. 0.540.60
3-Pointers Attempted per game
--
+300th
3.46 vs. 1.661.80
Free Throws Made per game
--
10th
1.56 vs. 6.835.27
Free Throws Attempted per game
--
19th
2.04 vs. 8.186.14

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Josh Giddey Michael Jordan Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
+300th
1st
+299 8.70 vs. 33.4524.75
Rebounds per game
+300th
278th
+22 3.60 vs. 6.442.84
Assists per game
+300th
69th
+231 2.10 vs. 5.713.61
Steals per game
+300th
11th
+289 0.20 vs. 2.101.90
Blocks per game
+300th
195th
+105 0.40 vs. 0.880.48
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
+300th
0.70 vs. 1.701.00
Defensive Rebounds per game
+300th
184th
+116 2.90 vs. 4.731.83
Field Goals Made per game
+300th
1st
+299 3.40 vs. 12.228.82
Field Goals Attempted per game
+300th
2nd
+298 7.50 vs. 25.1217.62
3-Pointers Made per game
248th
+300th
+52 1.20 vs. 0.830.37
3-Pointers Attempted per game
235th
+300th
+65 3.40 vs. 2.490.91
Free Throws Made per game
+300th
3rd
+297 0.70 vs. 8.177.47
Free Throws Attempted per game
+300th
8th
+292 0.80 vs. 9.879.07

Note: Even if they don't have the minimum of 400 season games, the players are also included in the all-time rankings in some stats if they reach certain thresholds: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made.