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Although Michael Jordan's numbers and achievements are clearly fantastic at the first sight, it is good to take a look at the big picture. Here we have made a summary of data, stats and awards of MJ and of the other NBA greatest stars.
Although the other players played in different positions on the court, they are considered the best basketball players of all time. This is to say that you can't expect Jordan to have more rebounds than Chamberlain or more assists than Magic, but this comparison can give you a general idea of what the best players have achieved.
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Michael Jordan |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Wilt Chamberlain |
Magic Johnson |
Larry Bird |
Oscar Robertson |
Bill Russell |
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| Nickname |
His Airness |
The Big Fella |
The Stilt |
Magic |
Larry Legend |
Big O |
- |
| Seasons |
15 |
20 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
| Championships |
6 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
| Season MVP |
5 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
| Finals MVP * |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
Points P/G Season
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30.1 |
24.6 |
30.1 |
19.5 |
24.3 |
25.7 |
15.1 |
| Rebounds per Game |
6.2 |
11.2 |
22.9 |
7.2 |
10.0 |
7.5 |
22.5 |
| Assists per Game |
5.3 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
11.2 |
6.3 |
9.5 |
4.3 |
Field Goal
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.497 |
.559 |
.540 |
.520 |
.496 |
.485 |
.440 |
| Points P/G Playoffs |
33.4 |
24.3 |
22.5 |
19.5 |
23.8 |
22.2 |
16.2 |
| All-NBA 1st Team |
10 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
| All-Defensive 1st Team * |
9 |
5 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Def. Player of the Year * |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Scoring Titles |
10 |
2 |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rebounding leader |
- |
1 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
| Assists leader |
- |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
6 |
- |
| Steals leader * |
3 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
| Blocks leader * |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Total Points Season |
32,292 |
38,387 |
31,419 |
17,707 |
21,791 |
26,710 |
14,522 |
| Total Points Playoffs |
5,987 |
5,762 |
3,607 |
3,701 |
3,897 |
1,910 |
2,673 |
| Total rebounds |
6,672 |
17,440 |
23,924 |
6,559 |
8,974 |
7,804 |
21,620 |
| Total Assist |
5,633 |
5,660 |
4,643 |
10,141 |
5,695 |
9,887 |
4,100 |
| Total Steals |
2,514 |
1,160 |
- |
1,724 |
1,556 |
77 |
- |
| Rookie of the Year |
yes |
yes |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
no |
| Total Games |
1,072 |
1,560 |
1,045 |
906 |
897 |
1040 |
963 |
| All-Star Games |
14 |
19 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
| All-Star Game MVP |
3 |
- |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Triple Doubles |
27 ** |
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78 |
138 |
59 |
181 |
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* about the categories and awards:
- the All-Defensive Team award was established in the 1968-69 season. Chamberlain and Russell would have been there many, many times.
- the Finals MVP award was established in the 1969 NBA Finals.
- Steals and blocks: These stats weren't officially recorded until the 1974 season, Russell and Chamberlain could have lead the league in blocks many times, and Abdul-Jabbar surely would have been at the top of the blocks category a couple of times more than the 4 times he was.
- Defensive Player of the Year: this award wasn't issued until the 1983 season, It's safe to say that Bill Russell would have won quite a few of these, and Chamberlain probably would have won it in 1972 and 1973.
** Michael Jordan's triple doubles detail: 27 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)
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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