Sam Cassell vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Sam Cassell 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Sam Cassell 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Cassell 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Sam Cassell 0 Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Sam Cassell 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Sam Cassell 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Sam Cassell 0 Michael Jordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)