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Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan advanced stats and career rankings
1.0 average league finish
9,327 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Michael Jordan ranks #2 all time. He finished #1 in 8 seasons and in the top five 12 times, giving him an exceptional peak. His full-career value ranks #4 across 15 seasons, supporting the same overall standing. Explore Michael Jordan's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Michael Jordan ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite1.1
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 1.1
- Qualified seasons
- 15
- All-time rank
- #2
Strongest seasons
Every season
Michael Jordan advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 39 | 82 | 3,031 | +2.37 | 86.2 | #45 | 243.4 | 91st | Strong |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 38 | 60 | 2,093 | +3.48 | 92.3 | #26 | 211.0 | 89th | Strong |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 34 | 82 | 3,181 | +7.54 | 99.7 | #2 | 562.7 | 100th | Strong |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 33 | 82 | 3,106 | +9.21 | 100.0 | #1 | 652.9 | 100th | Strong |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 32 | 82 | 3,090 | +10.29 | 100.0 | #1 | 720.7 | 100th | Strong |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 31 | 17 | 668 | +4.71 | 96.4 | #12 | 85.9 | 70th | Established |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 29 | 78 | 3,067 | +12.12 | 100.0 | #1 | 834.5 | 100th | Strong |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 28 | 80 | 3,102 | +9.47 | 99.7 | #2 | 699.4 | 100th | Strong |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 27 | 82 | 3,034 | +12.09 | 100.0 | #1 | 851.1 | 100th | Strong |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 26 | 82 | 3,197 | +11.64 | 100.0 | #1 | 878.3 | 100th | Strong |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 81 | 3,255 | +12.28 | 100.0 | #1 | 939.2 | 100th | Strong |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 24 | 82 | 3,311 | +13.64 | 100.0 | #1 | 1030.4 | 100th | Strong |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 23 | 82 | 3,281 | +12.03 | 100.0 | #1 | 918.7 | 100th | Strong |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 22 | 18 | 451 | +8.50 | 99.6 | #2 | 98.4 | 65th | Established |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 21 | 82 | 3,144 | +7.22 | 99.6 | #2 | 600.2 | 100th | Strong |
Career movement
Michael Jordan's career impact by season
Peak +13.64 in 1987–88 · 15 seasons · 41,011 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
—’94
—’99
—’00
—’01
Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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