Michael Jordan vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Austin Rivers 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.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Austin Rivers 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Austin Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Austin Rivers 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Austin Rivers 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Austin Rivers 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Austin Rivers 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Austin Rivers 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Austin Rivers 112

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Austin Rivers 11

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)