Tom Chambers vs. Michael Jordan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Jordan and Tom Chambers, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Tom Chambers played 16 years in the NBA, 1 more than Michael Jordan, who played 15. Tom Chambers had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, while Michael Jordan had his rookie season in 1984-85. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Tom Chambers 16 10 1981-82 to 1997-98
Michael Jordan 15 13 1984-85 to 2002-03

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1981-821984-85
Team San Diego ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 33.1 17.2 2.6 4.3 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.6 2.7 4.2 6.8 13.0 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.7 .620
Michael Jordan 82 38.3 28.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 5.9 2.4 0.8 3.5 3.5 10.2 19.8 .515 0.1 0.6 .173 7.7 9.1 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 4 42.8 29.3 1.8 4.0 5.8 8.5 2.8 1.0 3.8 3.8 8.5 19.5 .436 0.3 2.0 .125 12.0 14.5 .828

Season 2
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1982-831985-86
Team San Diego ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 79 33.7 17.6 2.8 3.8 6.6 2.4 1.0 0.7 3.0 4.2 6.6 13.9 .472 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.2 .723
Michael Jordan 18 25.1 22.7 1.3 2.3 3.6 2.9 2.1 1.2 2.5 2.6 8.3 18.2 .457 0.2 1.0 .167 5.8 6.9 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 3 45.0 43.7 1.7 4.7 6.3 5.7 2.3 1.3 4.7 4.3 16.0 31.7 .505 0.3 0.3 1.000 11.3 13.0 .872

Season 3
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1983-841986-87
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 82 31.3 18.1 2.7 3.8 6.5 1.6 0.6 0.6 2.3 3.8 6.8 13.5 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 4.6 5.7 .800
Michael Jordan 82 40.0 37.1 2.0 3.2 5.2 4.6 2.9 1.5 3.3 2.9 13.4 27.8 .482 0.1 0.8 .182 10.2 11.9 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 5 38.2 13.6 0.8 5.8 6.6 1.6 1.0 0.6 1.8 4.6 5.6 11.8 .475 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 3.6 .667
Michael Jordan 3 42.7 35.7 2.3 4.7 7.0 6.0 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.7 11.7 28.0 .417 0.7 1.7 .400 11.7 13.0 .897

Season 4
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1984-851987-88
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 36.1 21.5 2.0 5.1 7.1 2.6 0.9 0.7 3.2 3.9 7.8 16.1 .483 0.1 0.3 .273 5.9 7.0 .832
Michael Jordan 82 40.4 35.0 1.7 3.8 5.5 5.9 3.2 1.6 3.1 3.3 13.0 24.4 .535 0.1 0.6 .132 8.8 10.5 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 10 42.7 36.3 2.3 4.8 7.1 4.7 2.4 1.1 3.9 3.8 13.8 26.0 .531 0.1 0.3 .333 8.6 9.9 .869

Season 5
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1985-861988-89
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 66 30.6 18.5 1.9 4.6 6.5 2.0 0.8 0.6 2.9 3.8 6.5 14.1 .466 0.2 0.7 .271 5.2 6.3 .836
Michael Jordan 81 40.2 32.5 1.8 6.2 8.0 8.0 2.9 0.8 3.6 3.0 11.9 22.2 .538 0.3 1.2 .276 8.3 9.8 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan 17 42.2 34.8 1.5 5.5 7.0 7.6 2.5 0.8 4.0 3.8 11.7 22.9 .510 0.6 2.1 .286 10.8 13.5 .799

Season 6
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1986-871989-90
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf FinalsBulls Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 82 36.8 23.3 2.0 4.7 6.6 3.0 1.0 0.6 3.3 3.7 8.0 17.6 .456 0.7 1.8 .372 6.5 7.7 .849
Michael Jordan 82 39.0 33.6 1.7 5.1 6.9 6.3 2.8 0.7 3.0 2.9 12.6 24.0 .526 1.1 3.0 .376 7.2 8.5 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 14 35.6 23.0 2.3 4.1 6.4 2.3 0.9 0.9 2.4 3.6 8.4 18.8 .449 0.4 1.3 .333 5.7 7.1 .808
Michael Jordan 16 42.1 36.7 1.5 5.7 7.2 6.8 2.8 0.9 3.5 3.4 13.7 26.6 .514 1.0 3.1 .320 8.3 9.9 .836

Season 7
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1987-881990-91
Team Seattle SupersonicsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 82 32.7 20.4 1.6 4.3 6.0 2.6 1.1 0.6 2.5 3.6 7.5 16.6 .448 0.4 1.3 .303 5.1 6.3 .807
Michael Jordan 82 37.0 31.5 1.4 4.6 6.0 5.5 2.7 1.0 2.5 2.8 12.1 22.4 .539 0.4 1.1 .312 7.0 8.2 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 5 33.6 25.8 1.6 4.6 6.2 2.2 0.6 0.2 2.6 4.8 10.0 18.2 .549 0.0 0.4 .000 5.8 7.0 .829
Michael Jordan 17 40.5 31.1 1.1 5.3 6.4 8.4 2.4 1.4 2.5 3.1 11.6 22.1 .524 0.6 1.5 .385 7.4 8.7 .845

Season 8
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1988-891991-92
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 37.1 25.7 1.8 6.7 8.4 2.9 1.1 0.7 2.9 3.3 9.6 20.3 .471 0.3 1.1 .326 6.3 7.4 .851
Michael Jordan 80 38.8 30.1 1.1 5.3 6.4 6.1 2.3 0.9 2.5 2.5 11.8 22.7 .519 0.3 1.3 .270 6.1 7.4 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 12 41.3 26.0 1.8 9.1 10.9 3.8 1.1 1.3 3.3 3.7 9.8 21.4 .459 0.8 1.8 .409 5.6 6.5 .859
Michael Jordan 22 41.8 34.5 1.7 4.5 6.2 5.8 2.0 0.7 3.7 2.8 13.2 26.4 .499 0.8 2.0 .386 7.4 8.6 .857

Season 9
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1989-901992-93
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 37.6 27.2 1.5 5.6 7.0 2.3 1.1 0.6 2.7 3.2 10.0 20.0 .501 0.3 1.1 .279 6.9 8.0 .861
Michael Jordan 78 39.3 32.6 1.7 5.0 6.7 5.5 2.8 0.8 2.7 2.4 12.7 25.7 .495 1.0 2.9 .352 6.1 7.3 .837
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 16 38.3 22.2 1.3 5.4 6.7 1.9 0.4 0.4 3.1 3.4 7.3 17.2 .425 0.3 1.2 .263 7.3 8.3 .879
Michael Jordan 19 41.2 35.1 1.7 5.1 6.7 6.0 2.1 0.9 2.4 3.1 13.2 27.8 .475 1.5 3.8 .389 7.2 8.9 .805

Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 10
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1990-911994-95
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdBulls Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 76 32.6 19.9 1.4 5.1 6.4 2.6 0.9 0.7 2.3 3.1 7.3 16.7 .437 0.3 1.0 .274 5.0 6.0 .826
Michael Jordan 17 39.3 26.9 1.5 5.4 6.9 5.3 1.8 0.8 2.1 2.8 9.8 23.8 .411 0.9 1.9 .500 6.4 8.0 .801
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 4 35.5 17.0 0.5 5.3 5.8 2.5 1.8 1.3 3.0 3.0 6.8 16.5 .409 0.0 1.3 .000 3.5 4.8 .737
Michael Jordan 10 42.0 31.5 2.0 4.5 6.5 4.5 2.3 1.4 4.1 3.0 12.0 24.8 .484 1.1 3.0 .367 6.4 7.9 .810

Season 11
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1991-921995-96
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 69 28.2 16.3 1.2 4.6 5.8 2.1 0.8 0.5 1.5 2.8 6.2 14.3 .431 0.3 0.7 .367 3.7 4.5 .830
Michael Jordan 82 37.7 30.4 1.8 4.8 6.6 4.3 2.2 0.5 2.4 2.4 11.2 22.6 .495 1.4 3.2 .427 6.7 8.0 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 7 27.7 15.6 1.1 3.3 4.4 2.7 0.3 0.7 2.1 3.6 5.6 12.1 .459 0.6 1.0 .571 3.9 4.6 .844
Michael Jordan 18 40.7 30.7 1.7 3.2 4.9 4.1 1.8 0.3 2.3 2.7 10.4 22.6 .459 1.4 3.4 .403 8.5 10.4 .818

Season 12
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1992-931996-97
Team Phoenix SunsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 73 23.6 12.2 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.4 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.9 4.4 9.8 .447 0.2 0.4 .393 3.3 3.9 .837
Michael Jordan 82 37.9 29.6 1.4 4.5 5.9 4.3 1.7 0.5 2.0 1.9 11.2 23.1 .486 1.4 3.6 .374 5.9 7.0 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 24 15.7 7.3 1.0 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 2.4 2.7 6.9 .388 0.1 0.2 .400 1.8 2.3 .815
Michael Jordan 19 42.3 31.1 2.2 5.7 7.9 4.8 1.6 0.9 2.6 2.4 11.9 26.2 .456 0.7 3.5 .194 6.5 7.8 .831

Season 13
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1993-941997-98
Team Utah JazzChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement Season MVP
-Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 80 23.0 11.2 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.1 2.9 4.1 9.4 .440 0.2 0.6 .311 2.8 3.5 .786
Michael Jordan 82 38.8 28.7 1.6 4.2 5.8 3.5 1.7 0.5 2.3 1.8 10.7 23.1 .465 0.4 1.5 .238 6.9 8.8 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 16 20.3 5.8 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.5 3.1 2.2 6.1 .361 0.0 0.4 .000 1.4 1.8 .793
Michael Jordan 21 41.5 32.4 1.6 3.5 5.1 3.5 1.5 0.6 2.1 2.2 11.6 25.0 .462 0.6 2.0 .302 8.6 10.6 .812

Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01.

Season 14
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1994-952001-02
Team Utah JazzWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 81 15.3 6.2 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.4 5.3 .457 0.0 0.3 .167 1.3 1.7 .807
Michael Jordan 60 34.9 22.9 0.8 4.8 5.7 5.2 1.4 0.4 2.7 2.0 9.2 22.1 .416 0.2 0.9 .189 4.4 5.6 .790
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 5 12.0 6.4 0.6 2.0 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 3.6 2.2 4.4 .500 0.2 0.6 .333 1.8 2.6 .692
Michael Jordan ------- --- ----------

Note: Tom Chambers didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 15
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1996-972002-03
Team Charlotte HornetsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 12 6.9 1.6 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.6 2.6 .226 0.2 0.3 .667 0.3 0.3 .750
Michael Jordan 82 37.0 20.0 0.9 5.2 6.1 3.8 1.5 0.5 2.1 2.1 8.3 18.6 .445 0.2 0.7 .291 3.2 4.0 .821
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan ------- --- ----------

Season 16
Tom Chambers Michael Jordan
Season 1997-98-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers 1 10.0 6.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Michael Jordan ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Tom Chambers ------- --- ----------
Michael Jordan ------- --- ----------
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