Alvin Robertson vs Michael Jordan

Alvin Robertson Michael Jordan

Alvin Robertson and Michael Jordan compared on their NBA careers: Alvin Robertson played 10 seasons, 1984-85 to 1995-96, Michael Jordan 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03. Alvin Robertson averaged 14 points a game to Michael Jordan's 30.1. Michael Jordan won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Alvin Robertson and Michael Jordan career per game

779	GP	1,072
31.7	MIN	38.3
14	PTS	30.1
5.2	REB	6.2
5	AST	5.3
2.7	STL	2.3
0.4	BLK	0.8
47.7	FG%	49.7
29.5	3P%	32.7
74.3	FT%	83.5
52.7	TS%	56.9

Career totals

Alvin Robertson and Michael Jordan career totals

10,882	PTS	32,292
4,066	REB	6,672
3,929	AST	5,633
2,112	STL	2,514
323	BLK	893
47.7	FG%	49.7
29.5	3P%	32.7
74.3	FT%	83.5
52.7	TS%	56.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Alvin Robertson and Michael Jordan postseason

13	GP	179
37.7	MIN	41.8
20.2	PTS	33.4
5.3	REB	6.4
6.2	AST	5.7
2.8	STL	2.1
0.2	BLK	0.9
51.5	FG%	48.7
35.3	3P%	33.2
75.4	FT%	82.8
57.4	TS%	56.8

Where each stands all time

Alvin Robertson and Michael Jordan all-time places

279th (10,882)	Points	6th (32,292)
272nd (4,066)	Rebounds	100th (6,672)
114th (3,929)	Assists	47th (5,633)
10th (2,112)	Steals	4th (2,514)
—	Blocks	113th (893)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Alvin Robertson: 0 championships; All-NBA Second Team, Most Improved Player, All-Defensive Second Team ×4, Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive First Team ×2
Michael Jordan: 6 championships; Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team, All-NBA Second Team, All-NBA First Team ×10, All-Defensive First Team ×9, All-Star MVP ×3, Defensive Player of the Year, MVP ×5, Finals MVP ×6

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Alvin Robertson and Michael Jordan season by season

1st	1984-85	9.2	3.4	3.5	1984-85	28.2	6.5	5.9
2nd	1985-86	17	6.3	5.5	1985-86	22.7	3.6	2.9
3rd	1986-87	17.7	5.2	5.2	1986-87	37.1	5.2	4.6
4th	1987-88	19.6	6.1	6.8	1987-88	35	5.5	5.9
5th	1988-89	17.3	5.9	6	1988-89	32.5	8	8
6th	1989-90	14.2	6.9	5.5	1989-90	33.6	6.9	6.3
7th	1990-91	13.6	5.7	5.5	1990-91	31.5	6	5.5
8th	1991-92	12.3	4.3	4.4	1991-92	30.1	6.4	6.1
9th	1992-93	9	3.9	3.8	1992-93	32.6	6.7	5.5
10th	1995-96	9.3	4.4	4.2	1994-95	26.9	6.9	5.3
11th	—	—	—	—	1995-96	30.4	6.6	4.3
12th	—	—	—	—	1996-97	29.6	5.9	4.3
13th	—	—	—	—	1997-98	28.7	5.8	3.5
14th	—	—	—	—	2001-02	22.9	5.7	5.2
15th	—	—	—	—	2002-03	20	6.1	3.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST