Jim Cleamons vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Cleamons 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Jim Cleamons 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Jim Cleamons 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Jim Cleamons 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.