Michael Jordan vs. Dave Popson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Popson 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.

Dave Popson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Dave Popson: 1988-89 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Dave Popson 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Dave Popson 3

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Dave Popson 0

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Dave Popson 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Dave Popson 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Dave Popson 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Dave Popson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Dave Popson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Dave Popson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Dave Popson 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Dave Popson 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Dave Popson 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Dave Popson 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Dave Popson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Dave Popson 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Dave Popson 1.1

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Dave Popson 0.3

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Dave Popson 0.1

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Dave Popson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Dave Popson 76

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Dave Popson 46

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Dave Popson 13

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Dave Popson 4

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Dave Popson 6

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Dave Popson 41

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Dave Popson .405

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Dave Popson .000

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Dave Popson .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Dave Popson 2.0 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Dave Popson 1.6 (1989)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Dave Popson 0.6 (1992)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Dave Popson 0.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Dave Popson 0.2 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Dave Popson -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Dave Popson -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Dave Popson -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Dave Popson -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Dave Popson -

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Dave Popson -

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Dave Popson -

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Dave Popson -

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Dave Popson -

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Dave Popson -

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Dave Popson 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Dave Popson -

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Dave Popson -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Dave Popson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Dave Popson -

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Dave Popson -

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Dave Popson -

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Dave Popson -

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Dave Popson -