Clyde Drexler vs Michael Jordan

Clyde DrexlerMichael Jordan

Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan compared on their NBA careers: Clyde Drexler played 15 seasons, 1983-84 to 1997-98, Michael Jordan 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03. Clyde Drexler averaged 20.4 points a game to Michael Jordan's 30.1. Clyde Drexler won 1 title, Michael Jordan won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan career per game
1,086GP1,072
34.6MIN38.3
20.4PTS30.1
6.1REB6.2
5.6AST5.3
2STL2.3
0.7BLK0.8
47.2FG%49.7
31.83P%32.7
78.8FT%83.5
54.7TS%56.9

Career totals

Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan career totals
22,195PTS32,292
6,677REB6,672
6,125AST5,633
2,207STL2,514
719BLK893
47.2FG%49.7
31.83P%32.7
78.8FT%83.5
54.7TS%56.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan postseason
145GP179
38.4MIN41.8
20.4PTS33.4
6.9REB6.4
6.1AST5.7
1.9STL2.1
0.7BLK0.9
44.7FG%48.7
28.83P%33.2
78.7FT%82.8
53.2TS%56.8

Where each stands all time

Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan all-time places
39th (22,195)Points6th (32,292)
99th (6,677)Rebounds100th (6,672)
34th (6,125)Assists47th (5,633)
259th (827)3-pointers made—
8th (2,207)Steals4th (2,514)
159th (719)Blocks113th (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

  • Clyde Drexler: 1 championship; All-NBA Second Team ×2, All-NBA Third Team ×2, All-NBA First Team
  • 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.

Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1983-847.72.91.91984-8528.26.55.9
2nd1984-8517.265.51985-8622.73.62.9
3rd1985-8618.55.681986-8737.15.24.6
4th1986-8721.76.36.91987-88355.55.9
5th1987-88276.65.81988-8932.588
6th1988-8927.27.95.81989-9033.66.96.3
7th1989-9023.36.95.91990-9131.565.5
8th1990-9121.56.761991-9230.16.46.1
9th1991-92256.66.71992-9332.66.75.5
10th1992-9319.96.35.71994-9526.96.95.3
11th1993-9419.26.54.91995-9630.46.64.3
12th1994-9521.86.34.81996-9729.65.94.3
13th1995-9619.37.25.81997-9828.75.83.5
14th1996-971865.72001-0222.95.75.2
15th1997-9818.44.95.52002-03206.13.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST