Michael Jordan vs. Al Thornton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Al Thornton and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

Al Thornton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Al Thornton: 2007-08 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Al Thornton 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Al Thornton 4

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Al Thornton 0

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Al Thornton 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Al Thornton 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Al Thornton 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Al Thornton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Al Thornton 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Al Thornton 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Al Thornton 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Al Thornton 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Al Thornton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Al Thornton 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Al Thornton 4.2

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Al Thornton 1.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Al Thornton 0.6

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Al Thornton 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Al Thornton 3,527

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Al Thornton 1,233

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Al Thornton 353

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Al Thornton 185

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Al Thornton 152

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Al Thornton 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Al Thornton .452

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Al Thornton .293

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Al Thornton .747

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Al Thornton 16.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Al Thornton 5.2 (2009)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Al Thornton 1.5 (2009)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Al Thornton 0.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Al Thornton 0.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Al Thornton -

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Al Thornton -

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Al Thornton -

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Al Thornton -

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Al Thornton -

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Al Thornton -

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Al Thornton 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Al Thornton -

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Al Thornton -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Al Thornton -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Al Thornton -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Al Thornton -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Al Thornton -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Al Thornton -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Al Thornton -