Kevin Garnett vs Michael Jordan

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Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan compared on their NBA careers: Kevin Garnett played 21 seasons, 1995-96 to 2015-16, Michael Jordan 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03. Kevin Garnett averaged 17.8 points a game to Michael Jordan's 30.1. They have faced each other 9 times: Kevin Garnett's team won 5, Michael Jordan's 4. Kevin Garnett won 1 title, Michael Jordan won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Jordan leads in 6 of the 8 lines, Kevin Garnett in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan career per game
1,462GP1,072
34.5MIN38.3
17.8PTS30.1, better
10, betterREB6.2
3.7AST5.3, better
1.3STL2.3, better
1.4, betterBLK0.8
49.7FG%49.7
27.53P%32.7, better
78.9FT%83.5, better
54.6TS%56.9, better

Kevin Garnett vs Michael Jordan head to head

They have faced each other 9 times: Kevin Garnett's team won 5, Michael Jordan's 4.

Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan, record against each other
GamesPlayedKevin Garnett wonMichael Jordan won
Regular season95, better4
Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan, averages in their games against each other
20.0PTS28.9, better
9.6, betterREB6.2
3.9, betterAST3.7
39.6MIN37.8

Every game against each other

Kevin Garnett vs Michael Jordan, every game
Jan 25, 2003MIN at WSHW 97-8917 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 38 MIN17 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 41 MIN
Nov 5, 2002WSH at MINW 90-8617 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 42 MIN10 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 29 MIN
Jan 21, 2002WSH at MINW 105-10123 PTS, 6 REB, 9 AST, 39 MIN29 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 39 MIN
Jan 12, 2002MIN at WSHW 109-10031 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 37 MIN35 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 40 MIN
Apr 3, 1998MIN at CHIL 107-9315 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 39 MIN41 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 38 MIN
Dec 30, 1997CHI at MINW 99-9520 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN33 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 39 MIN
Jan 15, 1997CHI at MINL 112-10221 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 40 MIN25 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 35 MIN
Feb 27, 1996MIN at CHIL 120-9920 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 39 MIN35 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 41 MIN
Feb 16, 1996CHI at MINL 103-10016 PTS, 15 REB, 0 AST, 43 MIN35 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 38 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Career totals

Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan career totals
26,071PTS32,292, better
14,662, betterREB6,672
5,445AST5,633, better
1,859STL2,514, better
2,037, betterBLK893
49.7FG%49.7
27.53P%32.7, better
78.9FT%83.5, better
54.6TS%56.9, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan postseason
143GP179
36.9MIN41.8
18.2PTS33.4, better
10.7, betterREB6.4
3.3AST5.7, better
1.2STL2.1, better
1.3, betterBLK0.9
47.8FG%48.7, better
27.33P%33.2, better
78.9FT%82.8, better
52.5TS%56.8, better

Where each stands all time

Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan all-time places
23rd (26,071)Points6th (32,292), better
9th (14,662), betterRebounds126th (6,672)
55th (5,445)Assists51st (5,633), better
19th (1,859)Steals4th (2,514), better
18th (2,037), betterBlocks118th (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

Kevin Garnett and Michael Jordan titles and awards
1Championships6, better
—Rookie of the Year1, better
—All-Rookie First Team1, better
3, betterAll-NBA Second Team1
4All-NBA First Team10, better
9All-Defensive First Team9
1All-Star MVP3, better
1Defensive Player of the Year1
1MVP5, better
—Finals MVP6, better
1, betterAll-Rookie Second Team—
2, betterAll-NBA Third Team—
3, betterAll-Defensive Second Team—

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.

Kevin Garnett 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.
1st1995-9610.46.31.81984-8528.2, better6.5, better5.9, better
2nd1996-9717.08.0, better3.1, better1985-8622.7, better3.62.9
3rd1997-9818.59.6, better4.21986-8737.1, better5.24.6, better
4th1998-9920.810.4, better4.31987-8835.0, better5.55.9, better
5th1999-0022.911.8, better5.01988-8932.5, better8.08.0, better
6th2000-0122.011.4, better5.01989-9033.6, better6.96.3, better
7th2001-0221.212.1, better5.21990-9131.5, better6.05.5, better
8th2002-0323.013.4, better6.01991-9230.1, better6.46.1, better
9th2003-0424.213.9, better5.01992-9332.6, better6.75.5, better
10th2004-0522.213.5, better5.7, better1994-9526.9, better6.95.3
11th2005-0621.812.7, better4.11995-9630.4, better6.64.3, better
12th2006-0722.412.8, better4.11996-9729.6, better5.94.3, better
13th2007-0818.89.2, better3.41997-9828.7, better5.83.5, better
14th2008-0915.88.5, better2.52001-0222.9, better5.75.2, better
15th2009-1014.37.3, better2.72002-0320.0, better6.13.8, better
16th2010-1114.98.92.4————
17th2011-1215.88.22.9————
18th2012-1314.87.82.3————
19th2013-146.56.61.5————
20th2014-156.96.61.6————
21st2015-163.23.91.6————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST