1948 Baltimore Bullets (1st) vs. 1997 Chicago Bulls - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1947-48 Bullets (1st) and the 1996-97 Bulls, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1948
Baltimore

Bullets (1st)

vs.

1997
Chicago

Bulls

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1948 Bullets (1st)	2º in Western Division
	1997 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	28 - 20
	1997 Bulls	69 - 13

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.583
	1997 Bulls	.841

Longest Streaks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5
	1997 Bulls	Winning Streak: 12 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	18 players
	1997 Bulls	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1948 Bullets (1st)	NBA Champions
	1997 Bulls	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	8 - 3
	1997 Bulls	15 - 4

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.727
	1997 Bulls	.789

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	10 players
	1997 Bulls	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Buddy Jeannette
	1997 Bulls	5 - Finals MVP: Michael Jordan All-NBA 1st Team: Michael Jordan All-NBA 2nd Team: Scottie Pippen All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen

NBA Leaders

	1948 Bullets (1st)	- none
	1997 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman

Hall of Famers

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - Buddy Jeannette
	1997 Bulls	5 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Robert Parish, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	74.4
	1997 Bulls	103.1

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	45.1

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.7
	1997 Bulls	26.1

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	8.7

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	4.0

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	6.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.301
	1997 Bulls	.473

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	.373

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.689
	1997 Bulls	.747

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	76.9
	1997 Bulls	92.5

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	43.5

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.0
	1997 Bulls	20.7

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	8.5

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	4.8

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	6.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.287
	1997 Bulls	.432

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	1997 Bulls	.319

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.731
	1997 Bulls	.735

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	12.0 ppg Kleggie Hermsen
1997 Bulls	29.6 ppg Michael Jordan

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1997 Bulls	16.1 rpg Dennis Rodman

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.5 apg Buddy Jeannette
1997 Bulls	5.7 apg Scottie Pippen

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1997 Bulls	1.9 spg Scottie Pippen

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1997 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley

NBA Playoffs

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	17.1 ppg Connie Simmons
1997 Bulls	31.1 ppg Michael Jordan

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1997 Bulls	8.4 rpg Dennis Rodman

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.1 apg Kleggie Hermsen
1997 Bulls	4.8 apg Michael Jordan

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1997 Bulls	1.6 spg Michael Jordan

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
1997 Bulls	1.5 bpg Robert Parish

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
- Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.