Jim Holstein vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

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

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Holstein: 1952-53 to 1955-56
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Holstein 2 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Jim Holstein 4 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Jim Holstein 3 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Jim Holstein 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Holstein 0 * Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Jim Holstein 0 * Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Jim Holstein 0 Michael Jordan 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Holstein 0 * Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Holstein 0 Michael Jordan 9

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

Scoring Leader Jim Holstein 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Jim Holstein 0 * Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Jim Holstein 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. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 3.8 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 2.9 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 1.1 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Holstein 859 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Jim Holstein 659 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Jim Holstein 249 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Jim Holstein 225 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Holstein .323 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Jim Holstein .647 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 4.5 (1955) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 3.3 (1955) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 1.4 (1956) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 4.3 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 3.0 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 0.9 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Holstein 138 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Jim Holstein 95 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Jim Holstein 28 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Jim Holstein 32 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Holstein .395 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Jim Holstein .655 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 5.7 (1955) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 4.3 (1955) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 0.9 (1953) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Holstein - 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.