Bill Downey vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Bill Downey that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bill Downey

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Downey 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Bill Downey 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Downey 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Downey 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Bill Downey 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Bill Downey 0 * Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Bill Downey - Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.