Michael Jordan
SF · Washington Wizards
Seasons 1984-85–2002-03 · 15 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1963
★ Hall of Fame★ 5× MVP★ 6× Finals MVP★ Defensive POY★ Rookie of the Year★ 10× Scoring champion14× All-Star11× All-NBA9× All-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | His Airness |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #23 (also #12, #45) |
| Team | Washington Wizards |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 198 lb |
| Born | 1963-02-17 |
| College | UNC |
| Drafted | 1984 · Round 1, Pick 3 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1984-85–2002-03 (15) |
Career averages
30.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 5.3 APG · 1072 games · .497 FG% · .327 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | CHI | 21 | 82 | 38.3 | .515 | .173 | .845 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 28.2 | 25.8 | .592 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 22 | 18 | 25.1 | .457 | .167 | .840 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 22.7 | 27.5 | .533 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 23 | 82 | 40.0 | .482 | .182 | .857 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 37.1 | 29.8 | .562 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 24 | 82 | 40.4 | .535 | .132 | .841 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 35.0 | 31.7 | .603 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 25 | 81 | 40.2 | .538 | .276 | .850 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 32.5 | 31.1 | .614 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 26 | 82 | 39.0 | .526 | .376 | .848 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 33.6 | 31.2 | .606 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 27 | 82 | 37.0 | .539 | .312 | .851 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 31.5 | 31.6 | .605 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 28 | 80 | 38.8 | .519 | .270 | .832 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 30.1 | 27.7 | .579 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 29 | 78 | 39.3 | .495 | .352 | .837 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 32.6 | 29.7 | .564 |
| 1994-95 | CHI | 31 | 17 | 39.3 | .411 | .500 | .801 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 26.9 | 22.1 | .493 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 32 | 82 | 37.7 | .495 | .427 | .834 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 30.4 | 29.4 | .582 |
| 1996-97 | CHI | 33 | 82 | 37.9 | .486 | .374 | .833 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 29.6 | 27.8 | .567 |
| 1997-98 | CHI | 34 | 82 | 38.8 | .465 | .238 | .784 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 28.7 | 25.2 | .533 |
| 2001-02 | WAS | 38 | 60 | 34.9 | .416 | .189 | .790 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 22.9 | 20.7 | .468 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 39 | 82 | 37.0 | .445 | .291 | .821 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 20.0 | 19.3 | .491 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,144 | 837 | 1,625 | .515 | 9 | 52 | 630 | 746 | 534 | 481 | 196 | 69 | 291 | 2,313 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 18 | 7 | 451 | 150 | 328 | .457 | 3 | 18 | 105 | 125 | 64 | 53 | 37 | 21 | 45 | 408 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,281 | 1,098 | 2,279 | .482 | 12 | 66 | 833 | 972 | 430 | 377 | 236 | 125 | 272 | 3,041 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,311 | 1,069 | 1,998 | .535 | 7 | 53 | 723 | 860 | 449 | 485 | 259 | 131 | 252 | 2,868 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 81 | 81 | 3,255 | 966 | 1,795 | .538 | 27 | 98 | 674 | 793 | 652 | 650 | 234 | 65 | 290 | 2,633 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,197 | 1,034 | 1,964 | .526 | 92 | 245 | 593 | 699 | 565 | 519 | 227 | 54 | 247 | 2,753 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,034 | 990 | 1,837 | .539 | 29 | 93 | 571 | 671 | 492 | 453 | 223 | 83 | 202 | 2,580 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 80 | 80 | 3,102 | 943 | 1,818 | .519 | 27 | 100 | 491 | 590 | 511 | 489 | 182 | 75 | 200 | 2,404 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 78 | 78 | 3,067 | 992 | 2,003 | .495 | 81 | 230 | 476 | 569 | 522 | 428 | 221 | 61 | 207 | 2,541 |
| 1994-95 | CHI | 17 | 17 | 668 | 166 | 404 | .411 | 16 | 32 | 109 | 136 | 117 | 90 | 30 | 13 | 35 | 457 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,090 | 916 | 1,850 | .495 | 111 | 260 | 548 | 657 | 543 | 352 | 180 | 42 | 197 | 2,491 |
| 1996-97 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,106 | 920 | 1,892 | .486 | 111 | 297 | 480 | 576 | 482 | 352 | 140 | 44 | 166 | 2,431 |
| 1997-98 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,181 | 881 | 1,893 | .465 | 30 | 126 | 565 | 721 | 475 | 283 | 141 | 45 | 185 | 2,357 |
| 2001-02 | WAS | 60 | 53 | 2,093 | 551 | 1,324 | .416 | 10 | 53 | 263 | 333 | 339 | 310 | 85 | 26 | 162 | 1,375 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 82 | 67 | 3,031 | 679 | 1,527 | .445 | 16 | 55 | 266 | 324 | 497 | 311 | 123 | 39 | 173 | 1,640 |
| Career | 1072 | — | — | 12,192 | 24,537 | .497 | 581 | 1778 | 7327 | 8772 | 6672 | 5633 | 2514 | 893 | 2924 | 32,292 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | CHI | 82 | 38.3 | 9.6 | 18.6 | .515 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 26.5 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 18 | 25.1 | 12.0 | 26.2 | .457 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 32.6 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 82 | 40.0 | 12.0 | 25.0 | .482 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 33.4 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 82 | 40.4 | 11.6 | 21.7 | .535 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 31.2 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 81 | 40.2 | 10.7 | 19.9 | .538 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 29.1 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 82 | 39.0 | 11.6 | 22.1 | .526 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 31.0 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 82 | 37.0 | 11.7 | 21.8 | .539 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 30.6 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 80 | 38.8 | 10.9 | 21.1 | .519 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 27.9 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 78 | 39.3 | 11.6 | 23.5 | .495 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 29.8 |
| 1994-95 | CHI | 17 | 39.3 | 8.9 | 21.8 | .411 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 24.6 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 82 | 37.7 | 10.7 | 21.6 | .495 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 29.0 |
| 1996-97 | CHI | 82 | 37.9 | 10.7 | 21.9 | .486 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 28.2 |
| 1997-98 | CHI | 82 | 38.8 | 10.0 | 21.4 | .465 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 26.7 |
| 2001-02 | WAS | 60 | 34.9 | 9.5 | 22.8 | .416 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 23.7 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 82 | 37.0 | 8.1 | 18.1 | .445 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 19.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | CHI | 82 | 3,144 | 25.8 | .592 | 29.8 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 14.0 | .213 | +5.8 | +1.5 | +7.3 | +7.4 |
| 1985-86 | CHI | 18 | 451 | 27.5 | .533 | 38.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .160 | +7.5 | +2.2 | +9.7 | +1.3 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 82 | 3,281 | 29.8 | .562 | 38.3 | 11.9 | 5.0 | 16.9 | .247 | +8.4 | +2.4 | +10.8 | +10.6 |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 82 | 3,311 | 31.7 | .603 | 34.1 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 21.2 | .308 | +8.8 | +4.2 | +13.0 | +12.5 |
| 1988-89 | CHI | 81 | 3,255 | 31.1 | .614 | 32.1 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 19.8 | .292 | +8.4 | +3.4 | +11.9 | +11.4 |
| 1989-90 | CHI | 82 | 3,197 | 31.2 | .606 | 33.7 | 14.7 | 4.3 | 19.0 | .285 | +9.1 | +2.1 | +11.2 | +10.6 |
| 1990-91 | CHI | 82 | 3,034 | 31.6 | .605 | 32.9 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 20.3 | .321 | +8.9 | +3.2 | +12.0 | +10.8 |
| 1991-92 | CHI | 80 | 3,102 | 27.7 | .579 | 31.7 | 12.1 | 5.6 | 17.7 | .274 | +7.2 | +2.5 | +9.7 | +9.2 |
| 1992-93 | CHI | 78 | 3,067 | 29.7 | .564 | 34.7 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 17.2 | .270 | +8.7 | +2.6 | +11.2 | +10.2 |
| 1994-95 | CHI | 17 | 668 | 22.1 | .493 | 33.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .167 | +3.6 | +0.6 | +4.2 | +1.1 |
| 1995-96 | CHI | 82 | 3,090 | 29.4 | .582 | 33.3 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 20.4 | .317 | +8.3 | +2.2 | +10.5 | +9.8 |
| 1996-97 | CHI | 82 | 3,106 | 27.8 | .567 | 33.2 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 18.3 | .283 | +7.8 | +1.1 | +8.9 | +8.6 |
| 1997-98 | CHI | 82 | 3,181 | 25.2 | .533 | 33.7 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 15.8 | .238 | +5.9 | +1.0 | +6.9 | +7.1 |
| 2001-02 | WAS | 60 | 2,093 | 20.7 | .468 | 36.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | .075 | +3.2 | -0.1 | +3.1 | +2.7 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 82 | 3,031 | 19.3 | .491 | 28.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.2 | .099 | +1.8 | +0.0 | +1.7 | +2.8 |
| Career | 1072 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 213.9 | — | — | — | — | +116.1 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 4 | 42.8 | 29.2 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .436 | .125 | .565 |
| 1985-86 | 3 | 45.0 | 43.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .505 | 1.000 | .584 |
| 1986-87 | 3 | 42.7 | 35.7 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .417 | .400 | .529 |
| 1987-88 | 10 | 42.7 | 36.3 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .531 | .333 | .598 |
| 1988-89 | 17 | 42.2 | 34.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | .510 | .286 | .602 |
| 1989-90 | 16 | 42.1 | 36.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | .514 | .320 | .592 |
| 1990-91 | 17 | 40.5 | 31.1 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 1.4 | .524 | .385 | .600 |
| 1991-92 | 22 | 41.8 | 34.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | .499 | .386 | .571 |
| 1992-93 | 19 | 41.2 | 35.1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .475 | .389 | .553 |
| 1994-95 | 10 | 42.0 | 31.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .484 | .367 | .557 |
| 1995-96 | 18 | 40.7 | 30.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | .459 | .403 | .564 |
| 1996-97 | 19 | 41.8 | 31.1 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | .456 | .194 | .524 |
| 1997-98 | 21 | 41.0 | 32.4 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .462 | .302 | .545 |
| Career | 179 | 41.6 | 33.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .487 | .332 | .568 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 536 | 30.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 420–116 |
| Away | 538 | 29.7 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 286–252 |
| In wins | 706 | 31.0 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 706–0 |
| In losses | 368 | 28.3 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 0–368 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 65 | 29.9 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 43–22 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 56 | 30.7 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 34–22 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 57 | 29.9 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 39–18 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 40 | 31.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 31–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 6 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 5–1 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 67 | 30.6 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 42–25 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 25 | 27.4 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 18–7 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 26 | 29.4 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 18–8 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 65 | 29.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 33–32 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 26 | 28.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 17–9 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 26 | 30.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 12–14 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 64 | 30.0 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 39–25 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 25 | 26.7 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 23–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 28.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 12–14 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 9 | 22.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 8–1 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 38 | 30.1 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 30–8 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 66 | 32.3 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 48–18 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 18 | 29.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 13–5 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 60 | 31.6 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 43–17 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 33 | 29.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 23–10 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 57 | 30.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 29–28 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 25 | 32.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 17–8 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 24 | 34.0 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 16–8 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 26 | 30.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 20–6 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 30.8 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 14–11 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 19 | 20.5 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 13–6 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 26 | 32.7 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 11–15 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 4 | 26.5 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 3–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2002-03
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 14% | .614 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 9% | .363 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 30% | .439 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 44% | .424 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 4% | .291 |
Average shot distance 13.8 ft · 1% of attempts were dunks · 13% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $2,500,000 |
| 1991-92 | $3,250,000 |
| 1992-93 | $4,000,000 |
| 1993-94 | $4,000,000 |
| 1994-95 | $3,850,000 |
| 1995-96 | $3,850,000 |
| 1996-97 | $30,140,000 |
| 1997-98 | $33,140,000 |
| 2001-02 | $1,000,000 |
| 2002-03 | $1,030,000 |
| Career earnings | $86,760,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Michael Jordan play for?
Michael Jordan plays SF for the Washington Wizards.
What are Michael Jordan's career stats?
Michael Jordan has averaged 30.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 5.3 APG over 15 seasons (1984-85–2002-03).
How much does Michael Jordan make?
Michael Jordan's salary is $1,030,000 for the 2002-03 season, with career earnings of about $86.8M.
How tall is Michael Jordan?
Michael Jordan is 6-6 (198 lb).
When was Michael Jordan drafted?
Michael Jordan was drafted in 1984, round 1, pick 3, by the Chicago Bulls.