Michael Jordan vs. Charles Oakley: NBA Rankings Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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This in-depth analysis goes beyond basic career numbers to provide an unparalleled look at where Michael Jordan, with a career spanning 15 seasons from 1985 to 2003, and Charles Oakley, with 19 seasons played from 1986 to 2004, 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.

Michael Jordan vs. Charles Oakley
Total Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Totals
Season Playoffs
Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Michael Jordan Charles Oakley
Points
5th
266th
2nd
122nd
Rebounds
142nd
22nd
40th
25th
Assists
53rd
206th
13th
158th
Steals
4th
72nd
3rd
37th
Blocks
127th
+300th
34th
223rd
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Michael Jordan vs. Charles Oakley
Per Game Stats, Rankings Summary

Career Per Game
Season Playoffs
Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Michael Jordan Charles Oakley
Points
1st
+300th
1st
+300th
Rebounds
+300th
76th
278th
59th
Assists
109th
+300th
69th
+300th
Steals
3rd
+300th
11th
150th
Blocks
236th
+300th
195th
+300th

Comparisons on this page:

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

Note: per game rankings include players with a minimum of games played

Career Totals,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
5th
266th
261 32,292 vs. 12,41719,875
Rebounds
142nd
22nd
120 6,672 vs. 12,2055,533
Assists
53rd
206th
153 5,633 vs. 3,2172,416
Steals
4th
72nd
68 2,514 vs. 1,3511,163
Blocks
127th
+300th
+173 893 vs. 384509
Offensive Rebounds
177th
10th
167 1,668 vs. 3,9242,256
Defensive Rebounds
94th
16th
78 5,004 vs. 8,2813,277
Field Goals Made
5th
252nd
247 12,192 vs. 4,8357,357
Field Goals Attempted
5th
268th
263 24,537 vs. 10,26314,274
3-Pointers Made
+300th
+300th
581 vs. 68513
3-Pointers Attempted
+300th
+300th
1,778 vs. 2691,509
Free Throws Made
8th
223rd
215 7,327 vs. 2,6794,648
Free Throws Attempted
12th
219th
207 8,772 vs. 3,5225,250

Games and Years:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
108th
28th
80 1,072 vs. 1,282210
Seasons
135th
13th
122 15 vs. 194

Triple-Doubles:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
20th
162nd
142 28 vs. 325

Rankings by Points Scored:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
2nd
-
173 vs. 0173
50+ point games
2nd
-
31 vs. 031
60+ point games
4th
-
4 vs. 04
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Totals,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points
2nd
122nd
120 5,987 vs. 1,5504,437
Rebounds
40th
25th
15 1,152 vs. 1,445293
Assists
13th
158th
145 1,022 vs. 283739
Steals
3rd
37th
34 376 vs. 178198
Blocks
34th
223rd
189 158 vs. 42116
Offensive Rebounds
36th
6th
30 305 vs. 519214
Defensive Rebounds
32nd
23rd
9 847 vs. 92679
Field Goals Made
3rd
118th
115 2,188 vs. 5841,604
Field Goals Attempted
3rd
124th
121 4,497 vs. 1,2723,225
3-Pointers Made
63rd
+300th
+237 148 vs. 15133
3-Pointers Attempted
52nd
+300th
+248 446 vs. 41405
Free Throws Made
2nd
97th
95 1,463 vs. 3671,096
Free Throws Attempted
3rd
91st
88 1,766 vs. 4861,280

Games and Years:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Games Played
19th
58th
39 179 vs. 14435
Playoffs
45th
17th
28 13 vs. 152

Triple-Doubles:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Triple-Doubles
31st
+300th
2 vs. 02

Rankings by Points Scored:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
40+ point games
1st
-
38 vs. 038
50+ point games
1st
-
8 vs. 08
60+ point games
1st
-
1 vs. 01
70+ point games
-
-
0 vs. 00

Career Per Game Averages,
Regular Season Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
1st
+300th
+299 30.12 vs. 9.6920.44
Rebounds per game
+300th
76th
+224 6.22 vs. 9.523.30
Assists per game
109th
+300th
+191 5.25 vs. 2.512.75
Steals per game
3rd
+300th
+297 2.35 vs. 1.051.29
Blocks per game
236th
+300th
+64 0.83 vs. 0.300.53
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
27th
+273 1.56 vs. 3.061.50
Defensive Rebounds per game
189th
60th
129 4.67 vs. 6.461.79
Field Goals Made per game
2nd
+300th
+298 11.37 vs. 3.777.60
Field Goals Attempted per game
2nd
+300th
+298 22.89 vs. 8.0114.88
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.54 vs. 0.050.49
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
1.66 vs. 0.211.45
Free Throws Made per game
10th
+300th
+290 6.83 vs. 2.094.75
Free Throws Attempted per game
19th
+300th
+281 8.18 vs. 2.755.44

Career Per Game Averages,
Playoffs Rankings

Stats Rankings:

Michael Jordan Charles Oakley Rk Diff. Values Diff.
Points per game
1st
+300th
+299 33.45 vs. 10.7622.68
Rebounds per game
278th
59th
219 6.44 vs. 10.033.60
Assists per game
69th
+300th
+231 5.71 vs. 1.973.74
Steals per game
11th
150th
139 2.10 vs. 1.240.86
Blocks per game
195th
+300th
+105 0.88 vs. 0.290.59
Offensive Rebounds per game
+300th
15th
+285 1.70 vs. 3.601.90
Defensive Rebounds per game
184th
70th
114 4.73 vs. 6.431.70
Field Goals Made per game
1st
+300th
+299 12.22 vs. 4.068.17
Field Goals Attempted per game
2nd
+300th
+298 25.12 vs. 8.8316.29
3-Pointers Made per game
+300th
+300th
0.83 vs. 0.100.72
3-Pointers Attempted per game
+300th
+300th
2.49 vs. 0.282.21
Free Throws Made per game
3rd
+300th
+297 8.17 vs. 2.555.62
Free Throws Attempted per game
8th
+300th
+292 9.87 vs. 3.386.49

Note: the per game rankings on this page respect the minimums usually applied by the NBA for all-time leaders, this is 400 games for regular season stats unless the player reached these thresholds before: 10,000 points; 4,000 rebounds; 2,000 assists; 625 steals; 500 blocks; 250 3-pointers made. Also a minimum of 3 games is applied here for the Playoffs.