Michael Jordan vs. Melvin Turpin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Melvin Turpin 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.

Melvin Turpin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 Melvin Turpin 5

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 Melvin Turpin 2

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 Melvin Turpin 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 Melvin Turpin 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 Melvin Turpin 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 Melvin Turpin 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 Melvin Turpin 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Melvin Turpin 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 Melvin Turpin 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 Melvin Turpin 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 Melvin Turpin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 Melvin Turpin 8.5

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 Melvin Turpin 4.6

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 Melvin Turpin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 Melvin Turpin 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 Melvin Turpin 3,071

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 Melvin Turpin 1,655

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 Melvin Turpin 183

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 Melvin Turpin 155

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 Melvin Turpin 348

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 Melvin Turpin 361

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 Melvin Turpin .516

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 Melvin Turpin .111

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 Melvin Turpin .777

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 Melvin Turpin 3.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 Melvin Turpin 1.3

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 Melvin Turpin 0.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 Melvin Turpin 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 Melvin Turpin 33

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 Melvin Turpin 14

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 Melvin Turpin 2

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 Melvin Turpin 5

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 Melvin Turpin 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 Melvin Turpin .536

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 Melvin Turpin -

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 Melvin Turpin .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988)