Gene James vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Gene James 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Gene James 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Gene James 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene James 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Gene James 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Gene James 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Gene James 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Gene James 95 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Gene James 88 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Gene James 2 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Gene James 4 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.