Michael Jordan vs. Ed Nealy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Nealy 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.

Ed Nealy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Ed Nealy: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Ed Nealy 1

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Ed Nealy 10

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Ed Nealy 6

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Ed Nealy 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Ed Nealy 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Ed Nealy 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Ed Nealy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Ed Nealy 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Ed Nealy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Ed Nealy 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Ed Nealy 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Ed Nealy 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Ed Nealy 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Ed Nealy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Ed Nealy 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Ed Nealy 3.3

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Ed Nealy 0.7

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Ed Nealy 0.5

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Ed Nealy 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Ed Nealy 1,451

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Ed Nealy 1,799

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Ed Nealy 392

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Ed Nealy 256

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Ed Nealy 51

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Ed Nealy 540

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Ed Nealy .498

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Ed Nealy .292

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Ed Nealy .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Ed Nealy 4.4 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Ed Nealy 5.9 (1983)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Ed Nealy 1.4 (1987)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Ed Nealy 0.8 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Ed Nealy 0.2 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Ed Nealy 2.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Ed Nealy 2.8

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Ed Nealy 0.5

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Ed Nealy 0.4

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Ed Nealy 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Ed Nealy 84

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Ed Nealy 91

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Ed Nealy 15

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Ed Nealy 14

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Ed Nealy 1

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Ed Nealy 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Ed Nealy .441

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Ed Nealy .333

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Ed Nealy .704

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Ed Nealy 3.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Ed Nealy 3.5 (1988)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Ed Nealy 2.0 (1988)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Ed Nealy 0.7 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Ed Nealy 0.1 (1990)