Bill Garnett vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Bill Garnett 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 Garnett

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 9

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

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett .000 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (1984) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)