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Michael Jordan Comparison With His "Heirs" and Current NBA Stars.

This is a comparison of Michael Jordan's numbers with those achieved by the players signaled as his heirs and other current stars.

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As soon as MJ put a step off the court after his second retirement, everybody started to look for the "next Jordan". Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett and more recently Lebron James and Dwyane Wade are some of his "heirs".

Most of these players have already shown that although they are great they will never be at Jordan's level.

The hyper-advertised James looks better every season and his numbers are amazing but also has a long way to go to prove he has the attitude, in fact because of his stats and style he's now being compared with Oscar Robertson than with MJ. And talking about attitude, Kobe Bryant will never have Jordan's numbers but he's on the same page when we talk about competitiveness and the desire to show he is the best. It is almost impossible for Bryant to match MJ's awards and career point averages but he is the only one on this list (and in NBA history) who has matched Jordan and Chamberlain in scoring streaks (40+ points, 50+ points, etc) and he even scored 81 points in one game. He also has 5 championships, some years ahead, and has proved he's capable to lead a team to the title without Shaquille O'Neal.

Note: current players stats include 2010-11 NBA season and playoffs.

Basic Data Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Lebron James Dwyane Wade Vince Carter Tracy McGrady Allen Iverson Kevin Garnett
NBA Seasons 15 15 8 8 13 14 14 16
NBA Championships 6 5 - 1 - - - 1
Finals Played 6 7 2 2 - - 1 2
Olympic Medals 2 Gold 1 Gold 1 G. / 1 B. 1 G. / 1 B. 1 Gold - 1 Bronze 1 Gold
Nickname His
Airness
Black Mamba King James Flash
D-Wade
Vinsanity T-Mac The Answer The Big Ticket
Teams Bulls, Wizards Lakers Cavaliers, Heat Heat Raptors,
Nets,
Magic, Suns, Mavericks
Raptors, Magic, Rockets, Knicks, Pistons, Hawks 76ers, Nuggets, Pistons, Grizzlies, 76ers T-wolves, Celtics
Jersey Numbers 23 / 45 8 / 24 23 / 6 3 15 / 25 1 / 3 3 / 1 21 / 5
Honors and Awards Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Lebron James Dwyane Wade Vince Carter Tracy McGrady Allen Iverson Kevin Garnett
Season MVP 5 1 2 - - - 1 1
Finals MVP 6 2 - 1 - - - -
All-NBA 1st Team 10 9 5 2 - 2 3 4
All-NBA 2nd Team 1 2 2 3 1 3 3 3
All-NBA 3rd Team - 2 - 1 1 2 1 2
All-Defensive 1st Team 9 9 3 - - - - 9
All-Defensive 2nd Team - 2 - 3 - - - 2
Def. Player of the Year 1 - - - - - - 1
Scoring Titles 10 2 1 1 - 2 4 -
Rebounding leader - - - - - - - 4
Assists leader - - - - - - - -
Steals leader 3 - - - - - 3 -
Blocks leader - - - - - - - -
Rookie of the Year yes no yes no yes no yes no
Season Stats Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Lebron James Dwyane Wade Vince Carter Tracy McGrady Allen Iverson Kevin Garnett
Total Games 1,072 1,103 627 547 925 886 914 1,195
Points per Game
30.1 25.3 27.7 25.4 22.2 20.4 26.7 19.5
Rebounds per Game 6.2 5.3 7.1 5.1 5.2 5.8 3.7 10.7
Assists per Game 5.3 4.7 7.0 6.3 4.0 4.6 6.2 4.1
Steals per Game 2.3 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.2 1.3 2.2 1.3
Field Goal Percentage .497 .454 .479 .485 .445 .435 .425 .498
3-Point Percentage .327 .339 .329 .292 .374 .337 .313 .282
Free Throw Percentage .835 .837 .744 .769 .797 .747 .780 .788
Total Points 32,292 27,868 17,362 13,908 20,520 18,108 24,368 23,323
Total Rebounds 6,672 5,829 4,451 2,783 4,811 5,122 3,394 12,819
Total Assists 5,633 5,154 4,364 3,472 3,697 4,051 5,624 4,890
Total Steals 2,514 1,653 1,079 973 1,089 1,120 1,983 1,608
Playoffs Stats Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Lebron James Dwyane Wade Vince Carter Tracy McGrady Allen Iverson Kevin Garnett
Total Games 179 208 92 87 56 38 71 105
Points per Game 33.4 25.4 28.0 25.9 23.3 28.5 29.7 19.6
Rebounds per Game 6.4 5.1 8.4 5.7 6.2 6.9 3.8 11.1
Assists per Game 5.7 4.8 7.0 5.6 4.5 6.2 6.0 3.8
Field Goal Percentage .487 .448 .460 .483 .415 .430 .401 .472
3-Point Percentage .332 .335 .323 .327 .312 .301 .327 .298
Free Throw Percentage .828 .815 .746 .789 .788 .756 .764 .782
Total Points 5,987 5,280 2,578 2,251 1,303 1,084 2,111 2,058
Total Rebounds 1152 1,061 774 499 348 261 273 1,170
Total Assists 1022 988 643 486 252 236 425 404
Total Steals 376 294 152 143 75 51 147 141
Other Data Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Lebron James Dwyane Wade Vince Carter Tracy McGrady Allen Iverson Kevin Garnett
All-Star Games 14 13 7 7 8 7 11 14
All-Star Game MVP 3 4 2 1 - - 2 1
Season Triple Doubles 28 * 17 32 4 5 4 1 16
Playoffs Triple Doubles 2 - 7 - - - - 3

* Michael Jordan's triple doubles detail: 28 triple doubles in Regular Season, 2 triple doubles in Playoffs and 1 triple double in All-Star game (the only one in All-Star Game history) / The other players data only show triple doubles in regular season
* All-Star Games shows how many times the player was selected for the ASG.

 

Related Links:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Profile at Los Angeles Lakers Universe
Magic Johnson Profile at Los Angeles Lakers Universe
Magic Johnson Profile at Authentic Basketball
Wilt Chamberlain Profile at NBA Universe
NBAUniverse.com has all the details about the NBA scoring leaders, assists leaders, rebounds leaders and all the other stats and awards compared here.

 

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