Michael Jordan: The Stats

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest player in basketball history, retired on Jan. 13, 1999 after 13 seasons and six world titles with the NBA's Chicago Bulls. Below is a rundown of his career statistics in college basketball, pro basketball and minor league baseball.

Position: Guard. Height: 6-6. Weight: 216 pounds. Birthdate: Feb. 17, 1963. Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY. High School: Laney HS (Wilmington, NC). College: North Carolina '85. Drafted: Taken third overall in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls (behind two 7-foot centers: Houston's Akeem Olajuwon and Kentucky's Sam Bowie). Jersey Number: #23 (wore #45 for the 1994-95 season before switching back).

University of North Carolina

Year	Gm	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	Reb	Ast	Stl	Pts	PPG
1981-82	34	191	358	.534	78	108	.722	149	61	41	460	13.5
1982-83	36	282	527	.535	123	167	.737	197	56	78	721	20.0
1983-84	31	247	448	.551	113	145	.779	163	64	50	607	19.6
TOTALS	101	720	1333	.540	314	420	.748	509	181	169	1788	17.7

Note: Jordan declared himself eligible for the NBA draft following his junior season at UNC.

Chicago Bulls

Regular Season	Gm	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	RPG	APG	Stl	Blk	Pts	PPG
1984-85	82	837	1625	.515	630	746	.845	6.5	5.9	196	69	2313	28.2
1985-86	18	150	328	.457	105	125	.840	3.6	2.9	37	21	408	22.7
1986-87	82	1098	2279	.482	833	972	.857	5.2	4.6	236	125	3041	37.1†
1987-88	82	1069	1998	.535	723	860	.841	5.5	5.9	259†	131	2868	35.0†
1988-89	81	966	1795	.538	674	793	.850	8.0	8.0	234	65	2633	32.5†
1989-90	82	1034	1964	.526	593	699	.848	6.9	6.3	227†	54	2753	33.6†
1990-91*	82	990	1837	.539	571	671	.851	6.0	5.5	223	83	2580	31.5†
1991-92*	80	943	1818	.519	491	590	.832	6.4	6.1	182	75	2404	30.1†
1992-93*	78	992	2003	.495	476	569	.837	6.7	5.5	221†	61	2541	32.6†

1994-95	17	166	404	.411	109	136	.801	6.9	5.3	30	13	457	26.9
1995-96*	82	916	1850	.495	548	657	.834	6.6	4.3	180	42	2491	30.4†
1996-97*	82	920	1892	.486	480	576	.833	5.9	4.3	140	44	2431	29.6†
1997-98*	82	881	1893	.465	565	721	.784	5.8	3.5	141	45	2357	28.7†
TOTALS	930	10962	21686	.505	6798	8115	.838	6.3	5.4	2306	828	29277	31.5

Playoffs	Gm	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	RPG	APG	Stl	Blk	Pts	PPG
1984-85	4	34	78	.436	48	58	.828	5.8	8.5	11	4	117	29.3
1985-86	3	48	95	.505	34	39	.872	6.3	5.7	7	4	131	43.7
1986-87	3	35	84	.417	35	39	.897	7.0	6.0	6	7	107	35.7
1987-88	10	138	260	.531	86	99	.869	7.1	4.7	24	11	363	36.3
1988-89	17	199	390	.510	183	229	.799	7.0	7.6	42	13	591	34.8
1989-90	16	219	426	.514	133	159	.836	7.2	6.8	45	14	587	36.7
1990-91*	17	197	376	.524	125	148	.845	6.4	8.4	40	23	529	31.1
1991-92*	22	290	581	.499	162	189	.857	6.2	5.8	44	16	759	34.5
1992-93*	19	251	528	.475	136	169	.805	6.7	6.0	39	17	666	35.1

1994-95	10	120	248	.484	64	79	.810	6.5	4.5	23	14	315	31.5
1995-96*	18	187	407	.459	153	187	.818	4.9	4.1	33	6	552	30.7
1996-97*	19	227	498	.456	123	148	.831	7.9	4.8	30	17	590	31.1
1997-98*	21	243	526	.462	181	223	.812	5.1	3.5	32	12	680	32.4
TOTALS	179	2188	4497	.487	1463	1766	.828	6.4	5.7	376	158	5987	33.4

Note: Jordan left basketball before the 1993-94 season to attempt a career at professional baseball.

*won NBA championship.

†led league.

Minor League Baseball

Birmingham Barons AA (Chicago White Sox)

Position: Outfield. Batted: Right. Threw: Right. How obtained: Signed as a free agent by the White Sox on Feb. 7, 1994. Retired from baseball: Mar. 10, 1995. Jersey Number: #45.

Year	Avg	Gm	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	E
1994	.202	127	436	46	88	116	17	1	3	51	51	114	30	11

NBA Awards

Award	Year
Regular Season MVP	1988, 91, 92, 96, 98
Finals MVP	1991, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Rookie of the Year	1985
All-NBA First Team	1987, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
Defensive Player of the Year	1998
All-NBA Defensive First Team	1988, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 97, 98
NBA All-Star	1985, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
All-Star Game MVP	1988, 96, 98
Slam Dunk champion	1987, 88