Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Jordan and Melvin Turpin

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Jordan and Melvin Turpin played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 16 times in NBA games. Michael Jordan has a 10-6 winning record over Melvin Turpin. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Michael Jordan:
1984-85 to 2002-03
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Jordan
10
10
0
Melvin Turpin
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 31.4 4.6 5.7 2.70.6
Melvin Turpin 7.4 4.8 0.70.71.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 47 12 11 53
Melvin Turpin 18 13 2 45
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Jordan 15

games
6

games
14

games
13

games
4

games
Melvin Turpin 1

game
9

games
1

game
3

games
9

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
0

games
3

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 27, 1984
1. Bulls 112   Michael Jordan 45 7 11 3 0 3 1 44 20-33 .606 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Cavaliers 108   Melvin Turpin 14 11 0 1 2 1 2 38 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 12, 1985
2. Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 24 12 3 1 0 3 5 36 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Cavaliers 101   Melvin Turpin 15 13 2 2 5 2 3 33 5-11 .455 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 17, 1985
3. Bulls 98   Michael Jordan 25 4 6 2 2 3 4 40 8-20 .400 0-0 - 9-12 .750
Cavaliers 93   Melvin Turpin 10 8 1 4 0 1 1 35 4-13 .308 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 07, 1985
4. Bulls 99   Michael Jordan 23 4 7 4 0 7 6 38 8-17 .471 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Cavaliers 108   Melvin Turpin 11 7 0 0 3 1 4 26 5-13 .385 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Mar. 28, 1985
5. Bulls 114   Michael Jordan 35 8 10 2 0 2 4 41 11-25 .440 1-3 .333 12-14 .857
Cavaliers 122   Melvin Turpin 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 25, 1985
6. Bulls 116   Michael Jordan 29 6 3 3 0 3 5 39 13-26 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
OT Cavaliers 115   Melvin Turpin 6 4 0 1 2 1 4 23 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 22, 1986
7. Bulls 97   Michael Jordan 8 1 1 0 0 1 2 16 4-13 .308 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Cavaliers 123   Melvin Turpin 18 8 0 1 1 4 6 37 8-10 .800 0-0 - 2-6 .333
Apr. 13, 1986
8. Bulls 97   Michael Jordan 29 3 4 4 0 2 4 29 11-23 .478 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 104   Melvin Turpin 2 5 0 0 1 2 3 24 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1986
9. Bulls 108   Michael Jordan 43 5 6 2 0 3 2 35 18-33 .545 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Cavaliers 92   Melvin Turpin 10 0 0 0 1 2 1 14 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 06, 1987
10. Bulls 99   Michael Jordan 27 2 3 2 0 3 5 38 13-23 .565 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Cavaliers 95   Melvin Turpin 13 2 0 1 1 0 3 14 6-7 .857 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 23, 1987
11. Bulls 117   Michael Jordan 35 2 2 3 0 3 1 37 14-28 .500 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000
Cavaliers 96   Melvin Turpin 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 08 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 24, 1987
12. Bulls 84   Michael Jordan 27 0 1 1 0 1 4 27 11-20 .550 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Cavaliers 114   Melvin Turpin 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 04 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 02, 1987
13. Bulls 105   Michael Jordan 47 4 9 3 3 2 4 39 17-27 .630 0-0 - 13-16 .813
Jazz 101   Melvin Turpin 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 09 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 09, 1988
14. Bulls 113   Michael Jordan 45 3 8 4 0 1 3 38 17-23 .739 0-0 - 11-14 .786
Jazz 91   Melvin Turpin 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 30, 1989
15. Bulls 117   Michael Jordan 28 7 10 4 3 3 4 43 13-26 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
OT Bullets 112   Melvin Turpin 7 3 1 0 1 3 3 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 19, 1990
16. Bulls 120   Michael Jordan 32 6 7 5 1 3 4 36 12-26 .462 2-5 .400 6-6 1.000
Bullets 117   Melvin Turpin 4 4 0 0 0 1 3 14 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -