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Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan stats, teams and career impact
#2 all-timeCareer averages · 30.1 PPG · 6.2 RPG · 5.3 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Final NBA team
- Washington Wizards
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) · 198 lb (90 kg)
- Born
- February 17, 1963 (63 yrs old)
- College
- UNC
- NBA seasons
- 15 seasons · 1984–85 to 2002–03
Career summaryMichael Jordan was a shooting guard who played 15 NBA seasons, from 1984–85 through 2002–03.
- Career PPG
- 30.1
- Career RPG
- 6.2
- Career APG
- 5.3
- #1 in 8 seasons
- #2 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Michael Jordan ranks #2 all time
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. Career Impact Rank averages his best three, five, and ten season ranks, with the most weight on his peak.
12 top-five · 12 top-ten finishes
1,072 games · Career Value Rank #4
NBA honors14× All-Star · 5× MVP · 11× All-NBA · 9× All-Defense · DPOY · ROYContext only; honors are not model inputs.
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 49.7%FG%
- Three-point
- 32.7%3P%
- Free throw
- 83.5%FT%
1,072 career games · 41,011 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Michael Jordan stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 20.0 | 6.1 | 3.8 | +2.37 | WAS | 82 | 67 | 37.0 | 44.5% | 29.1% | 82.1% | #45 | 243.4 |
| 2001–02 | 22.9 | 5.7 | 5.2 | +3.48 | WAS | 60 | 53 | 34.9 | 41.6% | 18.9% | 79.0% | #26 | 211.0 |
| 1997–98 | 28.7 | 5.8 | 3.5 | +7.54 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 38.8 | 46.5% | 23.8% | 78.4% | #2 | 562.7 |
| 1996–97 | 29.6 | 5.9 | 4.3 | +9.21 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 37.9 | 48.6% | 37.4% | 83.3% | #1 | 652.9 |
| 1995–96 | 30.4 | 6.6 | 4.3 | +10.29 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 37.7 | 49.5% | 42.7% | 83.4% | #1 | 720.7 |
| 1994–95 | 26.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 | +4.71 | CHI | 17 | 17 | 39.3 | 41.1% | 50.0% | 80.1% | #12 | 85.9 |
| 1992–93 | 32.6 | 6.7 | 5.5 | +12.12 | CHI | 78 | 78 | 39.3 | 49.5% | 35.2% | 83.7% | #1 | 834.5 |
| 1991–92 | 30.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | +9.47 | CHI | 80 | 80 | 38.8 | 51.9% | 27.0% | 83.2% | #2 | 699.4 |
| 1990–91 | 31.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | +12.09 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | 53.9% | 31.2% | 85.1% | #1 | 851.1 |
| 1989–90 | 33.6 | 6.9 | 6.3 | +11.64 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 39.0 | 52.6% | 37.6% | 84.8% | #1 | 878.3 |
| 1988–89 | 32.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | +12.28 | CHI | 81 | 81 | 40.2 | 53.8% | 27.6% | 85.0% | #1 | 939.2 |
| 1987–88 | 35.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | +13.64 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 40.4 | 53.5% | 13.2% | 84.1% | #1 | 1030.4 |
| 1986–87 | 37.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | +12.03 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 40.0 | 48.2% | 18.2% | 85.7% | #1 | 918.7 |
| 1985–86 | 22.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | +8.50 | CHI | 18 | 7 | 25.1 | 45.7% | 16.7% | 84.0% | #2 | 98.4 |
| 1984–85 | 28.2 | 6.5 | 5.9 | +7.22 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 38.3 | 51.5% | 17.3% | 84.5% | #2 | 600.2 |
| Career | 30.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | — | CHI/WAS | 1072 | — | 38.3 | 49.7% | 32.7% | 83.5% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Michael Jordan highlights
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Career highlights
Michael Jordan's top 60 career plays
The NBA's long-form reel captures Jordan's elevation, footwork, finishing and late-game shot creation across both championship runs.
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
1.0 composite · lower is better
1.0 average league finish
9,327 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
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
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score1.0
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- 293.0
- 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.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 39 | 82 | 3,031 | +2.37 | 86.2 | #45 | 243.4 | 91st | Broad |
| 2001–02Historical Defense Estimate | WAS | 38 | 60 | 2,093 | +3.48 | 92.3 | #26 | 211.0 | 89th | Broad |
| 1997–98Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 34 | 82 | 3,181 | +7.54 | 99.7 | #2 | 562.7 | 100th | Broad |
| 1996–97Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 33 | 82 | 3,106 | +9.21 | 100.0 | #1 | 652.9 | 100th | Broad |
| 1995–96Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 32 | 82 | 3,090 | +10.29 | 100.0 | #1 | 720.7 | 100th | Broad |
| 1994–95Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 31 | 17 | 668 | +4.71 | 96.4 | #12 | 85.9 | 70th | Standard |
| 1992–93Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 29 | 78 | 3,067 | +12.12 | 100.0 | #1 | 834.5 | 100th | Broad |
| 1991–92Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 28 | 80 | 3,102 | +9.47 | 99.7 | #2 | 699.4 | 100th | Broad |
| 1990–91Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 27 | 82 | 3,034 | +12.09 | 100.0 | #1 | 851.1 | 100th | Broad |
| 1989–90Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 26 | 82 | 3,197 | +11.64 | 100.0 | #1 | 878.3 | 100th | Broad |
| 1988–89Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 81 | 3,255 | +12.28 | 100.0 | #1 | 939.2 | 100th | Broad |
| 1987–88Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 24 | 82 | 3,311 | +13.64 | 100.0 | #1 | 1030.4 | 100th | Broad |
| 1986–87Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 23 | 82 | 3,281 | +12.03 | 100.0 | #1 | 918.7 | 100th | Broad |
| 1985–86Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 22 | 18 | 451 | +8.50 | 99.6 | #2 | 98.4 | 65th | Standard |
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 21 | 82 | 3,144 | +7.22 | 99.6 | #2 | 600.2 | 100th | Broad |
Career movement
Michael Jordan's box impact by season
Peak box impact +13.64 points per 100 possessions in 1987–88 · 15 seasons · 41,011 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutes
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Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
Michael JordanNikola Jokić
| NBA season | Michael Jordan | Nikola Jokić |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.2 | 4.1 |
| 2 | 8.5 | 6.7 |
| 3 | 12.0 | 6.6 |
| 4 | 13.6 | 9.0 |
| 5 | 12.3 | 7.2 |
| 6 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
| 7 | 12.1 | 13.2 |
| 8 | 9.5 | 13.4 |
| 9 | 12.1 | 12.9 |
| 10 | 4.7 | 13.4 |
| 11 | 10.3 | 13.8 |
| 12 | 9.2 | Did not play |
| 13 | 7.5 | Did not play |
| 14 | 3.5 | Did not play |
| 15 | 2.4 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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The career-similarity score compares era-centered box impact, peak, prime, workload, career length, position, and experience-aligned trajectory. It describes career shape, not playing style, equal ability, or probability.
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84/100 closest-season score · 1987–88 ↔ 2015–16Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →