Frank Gates vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Frank Gates 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

Frank Gates

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Frank Gates 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Frank Gates 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Gates 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Frank Gates 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Frank Gates 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Frank Gates 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Frank Gates 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 Frank Gates 4.5 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Frank Gates 64 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Frank Gates 7 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - 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.