Michael Jordan vs Scottie Pippen

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Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen compared on their NBA careers: Michael Jordan played 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03, Scottie Pippen 17 seasons, 1987-88 to 2003-04. Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 points a game to Scottie Pippen's 16.1. They have faced each other 1 time: Michael Jordan's team won 0, Scottie Pippen's 1. Michael Jordan won 6 titles, Scottie Pippen won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Jordan leads in 7 of the 8 lines, Scottie Pippen in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen career per game

1,072	GP	1,178
38.3	MIN	34.9
30.1, better	PTS	16.1
6.2	REB	6.4, better
5.3, better	AST	5.2
2.3, better	STL	2
0.8	BLK	0.8
49.7, better	FG%	47.3
32.7, better	3P%	32.6
83.5, better	FT%	70.4
56.9, better	TS%	53.6

Michael Jordan vs Scottie Pippen head to head

They have faced each other 1 time: Michael Jordan's team won 0, Scottie Pippen's 1.

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, record against each other
Games	Played	Michael Jordan won	Scottie Pippen won
Regular season	1	0	1, better

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, averages in their games against each other

14.0	PTS	14.0
5.0	REB	7.0, better
1.0	AST	5.0, better
28.0	MIN	27.0

Every game against each other

Michael Jordan vs Scottie Pippen, every game
Date	Game	Jordan's team	Michael Jordan	Scottie Pippen
Dec 10, 2002	POR at WSH	L 98-79	14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 28 MIN	14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 27 MIN

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

Career totals

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen career totals

32,292, better	PTS	18,940
6,672	REB	7,494, better
5,633	AST	6,135, better
2,514, better	STL	2,307
893	BLK	947, better
49.7, better	FG%	47.3
32.7, better	3P%	32.6
83.5, better	FT%	70.4
56.9, better	TS%	53.6

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen postseason

179	GP	208
41.8	MIN	39
33.4, better	PTS	17.5
6.4	REB	7.6, better
5.7, better	AST	5
2.1, better	STL	1.9
0.9	BLK	0.9
48.7, better	FG%	44.4
33.2, better	3P%	30.3
82.8, better	FT%	72.4
56.8, better	TS%	52.4

Where each stands all time

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen all-time places

6th (32,292), better	Points	69th (18,940)
126th (6,672)	Rebounds	86th (7,494), better
51st (5,633)	Assists	36th (6,135), better
4th (2,514), better	Steals	8th (2,307)
118th (893)	Blocks	103rd (947), better
—	3-pointers made	194th (978), better

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

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen titles and awards

6	Championships	6
1, better	Rookie of the Year	—
1, better	All-Rookie First Team	—
1	All-NBA Second Team	2, better
10, better	All-NBA First Team	3
9, better	All-Defensive First Team	7
3, better	All-Star MVP	1
1, better	Defensive Player of the Year	—
5, better	MVP	—
6, better	Finals MVP	—
—	All-Defensive Second Team	2, better
—	All-NBA Third Team	2, better

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.

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen season by season

1st	1984-85	28.2, better	6.5, better	5.9, better	1987-88	7.9	3.8	2.1
2nd	1985-86	22.7, better	3.6	2.9	1988-89	14.4	6.1, better	3.5, better
3rd	1986-87	37.1, better	5.2	4.6	1989-90	16.5	6.7, better	5.4, better
4th	1987-88	35.0, better	5.5	5.9	1990-91	17.8	7.3, better	6.2, better
5th	1988-89	32.5, better	8.0, better	8.0, better	1991-92	21.0	7.7	7.0
6th	1989-90	33.6, better	6.9	6.3	1992-93	18.6	7.7, better	6.3
7th	1990-91	31.5, better	6.0	5.5	1993-94	22.0	8.7, better	5.6, better
8th	1991-92	30.1, better	6.4	6.1, better	1994-95	21.4	8.1, better	5.2
9th	1992-93	32.6, better	6.7, better	5.5	1995-96	19.4	6.4	5.9, better
10th	1994-95	26.9, better	6.9, better	5.3	1996-97	20.2	6.5	5.7, better
11th	1995-96	30.4, better	6.6, better	4.3	1997-98	19.1	5.2	5.8, better
12th	1996-97	29.6, better	5.9	4.3	1998-99	14.5	6.5, better	5.9, better
13th	1997-98	28.7, better	5.8	3.5	1999-00	12.5	6.3, better	5.0, better
14th	2001-02	22.9, better	5.7, better	5.2, better	2000-01	11.3	5.2	4.6
15th	2002-03	20.0, better	6.1, better	3.8	2001-02	10.6	5.2	5.9, better
16th	—	—	—	—	2002-03	10.8	4.3	4.5
17th	—	—	—	—	2003-04	5.9	3.0	2.2

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST