Michael Jordan NBA
Michael Jordan NBA records
Regular season
Scoring
Seasons leading the league in scoring: 10 (1986-87-1992-93, 1995-96-1997-98)
Consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring: 7 (1986-87-1992-93)
Also holds second - Tied Wilt Chamberlain
Seasons leading the league in total points: 11 (1984-85, 1986-87-1992-93, 1995-96-1997-98)
In his rookie year (1984-85), Jordan led the league in points scored, but was third in scoring average behind
Bernard King and Larry Bird.
Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 30.12 (32,292/1,072)
Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 11 (1984-85, 1986-87-1992-93, 1995-96-1997-98)
Broken by Karl Malone in 1999-2000
Seasons averaging 30 or more points per game: 8 (1986-87-1992-93, 1995-96)
Consecutive points scored in a game: 23, vs. Atlanta Hawks, 01987-04-16 April 16, 1987
Michael Jordan also scored 18 consecutive points, all in the fourth quarter, against the New York Knicks on
November 21, 1986.
Broken by Manu Ginobili on 02007-02-21 February 21, 2007
Games scoring 30 or more points, career: 561
Games scoring 20 or more points, career: 926
Broken by Karl Malone
Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 866, March 25, 1986 to December 26, 2001
840 with the Chicago Bulls; 26 with the Washington Wizards
Michael Jordan failed to score in double digits in only one game of 1,109 as a Chicago Bull (8 points in
only 16 minutes of play on March 22, 1986 vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, his fifth game upon returning from a
broken foot injury).
Oldest player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring: 35 years, 61 days (1997-98)
Oldest player in NBA history to score 50 points in a game: 38 years, 315 days (51 points, vs. New Orleans Hornets,
December 29, 2001)
Oldest player in NBA history to score 40 points in a game: 40 years, 4 days (43 points, vs. New Jersey Nets,
February 21, 2003)
Michael Jordan is also the only player to score 40+ at age 40 or older.
In his final season, Michael Jordan scored 40+ three times, 30+ nine times and 20+ 42 times.
Field goals
Seasons leading the league in field goals made: 10 (1986-87-1992-93, 1995-96-1997-98)
Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goals made: 7 (1986-87-1992-93)
Also holds second - Seasons leading the league in field goal attempts: 9
(1986-87-1987-88, 1989-90-1992-93, 1995-96-1997-98)
Free throws
Consecutive free throws made in a game: 19, vs. New Jersey Nets, February 26, 1987
Broken by Dominique Wilkins on December 8, 1992
Free throws made, half: 20, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992
Also holds third - Free throws made, quarter: 14, twice
14, fourth quarter, at Utah Jazz, November 15, 1989
14, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992
Broken by Vince Carter on December 23, 2005
Michael Jordan also made 13 free throws in the second quarter of his last regular season game as a
Chicago Bull, vs. the New York Knicks on April 18, 1998.
Free throw attempts, half: 23, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992
Free throw attempts, quarter: 16, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992
Broken by Ben Wallace on December 11, 2005
Steals
Seasons leading the league in steals: 3 (1987-88, 1989-90, 1992-93)
Steals, half: 8, first half, at Boston Celtics, 01988-11-09 November 9, 1988
Games with at least one steal, season: 80 (1988-89)
Michael Jordan played in 81 games during the season.
Tied by Chris Paul (who played in only 80 games) in 2007-08
Personal fouls
Personal fouls, quarter: 6, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, January 31, 1989
Playoffs
Scoring
Points, career: 5,987
Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 33.4 (5,987/179)
Games scoring 50 or more points, career: 8
Consecutive games scoring 50 or more points: 2, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, April 28, 1988 to May 1, 1988
Michael Jordan is the only player in NBA history to record back-to-back 50 point games in the playoffs, scoring 50
and 55 in Games 1 and 2 against the Cavs.
He also scored 49 points on April 17, 1986 and 63 on April 20, 1986 in back-to-back games against the Boston Celtics.
Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 38
Games scoring 30 or more points, career: 109
Games scoring 20 or more points, career: 173
Michael Jordan failed to score 20 points only six times in 179 playoff games.
Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 60, June 2, 1989 to May 11, 1993
Also holds fourth - Games scoring 10 or more points, career: 179
Michael Jordan's entire playoff career
Broken by Shaquille O'Neal
Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 179, April 19, 1985 to June 14, 1998
Michael Jordan's entire playoff career
Points, one postseason: 759 (1992)
Scoring 35 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Twice
5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round
5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals
Joined by Jerry West (6 games, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1965) and Bernard King
(5 games, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 1984)
Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Seven times
3 games, vs. Boston Celtics, 1987 First Round
5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round
5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1989 First Round
5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals
3 games, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round
6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
3 games, vs. New Jersey Nets, 1998 First Round
Joined by Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Bernard King, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jerry West.
Points, 3-game series: 135, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round (45.0 ppg)
Also holds second and fourth - Points, 5-game series: 226, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round (45.2 ppg)
Also holds second and fourth - Points, game: 63, at Boston Celtics, April 20, 1986 (2 OT)
Michael Jordan has 5 of the top 10 highest scoring games by any player in NBA history.
Also holds third and fourth - Consecutive points scored in a game: 17, during second half (from 73 to 90 points), at
New York Knicks, June 2, 1993
Broken by LeBron James on May 31, 2007
Field goals
Field goals made, one postseason: 290 (1992)
Broken by Hakeem Olajuwon in 1995
Field goals made, 3-game series: 53, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round
Also holds third - Field goals made, 5-game series: 86, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals
Also holds second - Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988
Also holds third and fourth - Consecutive field goals made in a game: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, June 5, 1991
Field goal attempts, career: 4,497
Field goal attempts, one postseason: 581 (1992)
Broken by Allen Iverson in 2001
Field goal attempts, half: 25, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988
Also holds second and third -
Three-point field goals
Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992
Broken by Vince Carter on May 11, 2001
Three-point field goal attempts, half: 9, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992
Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994
Free throws
Free throws made, career: 1,463
Free throws made, one postseason: 183 (1989)
Broken by Dirk Nowitzki in 2006
Free throws made, game (regulation): 23, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989
Also holds third - Bob Cousy made 30 of 32 free throws in a four-overtime game on March 21, 1953.
Free throws made, half: 14, second half, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 28, 1990
Broken by Earvin "Magic" Johnson on May 8, 1991
Free throws made, quarter: 13, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991
Also holds third - Free throw attempts, career: 1,766
Broken by Shaquille O'Neal
Free throw attempts, one postseason: 229 (1989)
Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1995
Free throw attempts, 4-game series: 58, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1985 First Round
Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1999
Free throw attempts, game (regulation): 28, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989
Also holds fourth - Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on June 9, 2000
Free throw attempts, half: 17, second half, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989
Broken by Earvin "Magic" Johnson on May 8, 1991
Free throw attempts, quarter: 14, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991
Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on May 20, 2000
Steals
Steals, career: 376
Broken by teammate Scottie Pippen
NBA Finals
Scoring
Highest scoring average, points per game, any championship series: 41.0 (246/6), vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
Points, 6-game series: 246, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals (41.0 ppg)
Also holds fourth - Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 4, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 11, 1993 to June 18, 1993
Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 35, June 2, 1991 to June 14, 1998
Michael Jordan's entire Finals career
Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any championship series: 6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
Also achieved by Elgin Baylor (1962), Rick Barry (1967), Hakeem Olajuwon (1995), and Shaquille O'Neal (2000, 2002)
Points, half: 35, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
Also holds second -
Field goals
Field goals made, 5-game series: 63, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals
Broken by Allen Iverson in 2001
Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
Also holds fourth (see below)
Field goals made, half: 14, twice
14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
Consecutive field goals made in a game: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 01991-06-05 June 5, 1991
[edit] Three-point field goals
Three-point field goals made, career: 42
Broken by Robert Horry
Three-point field goals made, game: 6, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
Broken by Kenny Smith on 01995-06-07 June 7, 1995
Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
Broken by Ray Allen on 02010-06-06 June 6, 2010
Three-point field goal attempts, game: 10, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
Broken by John Starks on 01994-06-22 June 22, 1994
Three-point field goal attempts, half: 9, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
Broken by John Starks on 01994-06-22 June 22, 1994
[edit] Free throws
Free throws made, quarter: 9, second quarter, at Utah Jazz, 01997-06-11 June 11, 1997
Free throw attempts, half: 15, second half, vs. Utah Jazz, 01997-06-04 June 4, 1997
Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on 02000-06-09 June 9, 2000
Free throw attempts, quarter: 12, fourth quarter, vs. Utah Jazz, 01997-06-04 June 4, 1997
Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on 02000-06-09 June 9, 2000
[edit] Steals
Steals, 5-game series: 14, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals (2.8 spg)
[edit] All-Star
Points, career: 262
Field goals made, career: 110
Field goals made, game: 17, 1988
Field goal attempts, career: 233
Field goal attempts, game: 27, 2003 (2 OT)
Steals, career: 37
Blocked shots, half: 4, 1988
[edit] Other records
[edit] Regular season
All-Defensive First Team selections: 9
Blocked shots by a guard, career: 893
Blocked shots by a guard, season: 131 (1987-88)
Highest Player Efficiency Rating, career: 27.91
Highest Game Score on record: 64.6, at Cleveland Cavaliers, 01990-03-28 March 28, 1990
First player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year during his career
David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this.
Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987-88)
Jordan averaged 35 points per game.
Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring, win Most Valuable Player, and win Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987-88)
First player in NBA history to win Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987-88)
Hakeem Olajuwon (1993-94) is the only other player to achieve this.
Only rookie in NBA history to lead his team in four statistics (1984-85)
Jordan led the 1984-85 Bulls in scoring (28.2 ppg), rebounding (6.5 rpg), assists (5.9 apg) and steals (2.4 spg).
Jordan again led the Bulls in four statistics in 1987-88, this time leading the team in scoring (35.0 ppg), assists (5.9 apg), steals (3.2 spg) and blocked shots (1.6 bpg).
One of two players in NBA history to score 3,000 points in a season: 3,041 (1986-87)
First player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season: 236 steals, 125 blocks (1986-87)
Hakeem Olajuwon (1988-89) and Scottie Pippen (1989-90) are the only other players to do so.
Only player in NBA history with more than one season of 200 steals and 100 blocked shots: 259 steals, 131 blocks (1987-88)
First player in NBA history to lead the league both in scoring and steals in the same season (1987-88, 1989-90, 1992-93)
Allen Iverson is the only other player to do so, and has performed the feat twice.
Fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win the NBA championship in the same season
Jordan did this six times (1990-91-1992-93, 1995-96-1997-98)
One of three players in history to sweep the Most Valuable Player awards for the regular season, All-Star Game and NBA Finals in the same season (1995-96, 1997-98)
Willis Reed (1969-70) and Shaquille O'Neal (1999-2000) are the only other players to achieve this; Jordan is the only player to perform the feat twice.
One of three players in history to win an Olympic gold medal both as an amateur and professional (1984, 1992)
Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin have also achieved this, playing on the same teams with Jordan.
Second rookie in NBA history to average 20+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds
Oscar Robertson, LeBron James and Tyreke Evans also achieved this.
Sixth player in history to win an Olympic gold medal, NCAA championship and NBA championship
Clyde Lovellette, Bill Russell, K.C. Jones, Jerry Lucas, Quinn Buckner and Earvin "Magic" Johnson have also achieved this.
Only player in NBA history to win awards for Rookie of the Year (1984-85), Defensive Player of the Year (1987-88), regular season Most Valuable Player (1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98), All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (1988, 1996, 1998), and Finals Most Valuable Player (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Led the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls to the best regular season record in NBA history (72 wins, 10 losses)
Jordan averaged a league-leading 30.4 ppg
Led the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls to the best combined regular season and postseason record in NBA history (87 wins, 13 losses)
[edit] Playoffs
Only player in NBA history to score 15 or more points in all games in his career: 179 games
Blocked shots by a guard, career: 158
[edit] Finals
Most Valuable Player awards: 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Jordan was named MVP in every Finals appearance. He averaged 33.6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game for his Finals career.
Scoring 20 or more points in all games, career: 35 games
Jordan and Rick Barry are the only players in NBA history to score 20+ in every Finals game.
[edit] All-Star
Most Valuable Player awards: 3 (1988, 1996, 1998)
Only player to record a triple-double in All-Star Game history: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists (1997)
[edit] Set with Scottie Pippen
Ninth pair of teammates in NBA history to score 40 or more points in the same game: Chicago Bulls (110) at Indiana Pacers (102), 01996-02-18 February 18, 1996
Jordan: 44 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks in 42 minutes
Pippen: 40 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals in 44 minutes
One of at least two pairs of teammates in NBA history to record triple-doubles in the same game: Chicago Bulls (126) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (121), 01989-01-03 January 3, 1989 (OT)
Jordan: 41 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists (and six steals) in 47 minutes
Pippen: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists (and two steals) in 42 minutes
Jason Kidd and Vince Carter achieved this feat as well on 02007-04-07 April 7, 2007
[edit] Ranks 2nd in NBA history
† Behind only Wilt Chamberlain. For most of the league's scoring records where Jordan is not the record holder, Chamberlain is the record holder with Jordan following in second.
[edit] Regular season
Consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring: 3 (1995-96-1997-98)
Also holds the record (see above)
Games scoring 50 or more points, career: 31†
Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 173†
Games scoring 30 or more points, season: 67 (1986-87)†
Games scoring 20 or more points, season: 79, twice, (1986-87, 1987-88)†
Points, opening game of season: 54, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01989-11-03 November 3, 1989†
Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goals made: 3 (1995-96-1997-98)
Also holds the record (see above)
Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goal attempts: 4 (1989-90-1992-93)†
Free throws made, one (1) missed, game: 26-27, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01987-02-26 February 26, 1987
Jordan made 19 free throws in a row in the game, an NBA record at the time (see above).
Adrian Dantley made 28 of 29 free throws for the Utah Jazz against the Houston Rockets on 01984-01-04 January 4, 1984.
Steals, career: 2,514
Trailing John Stockton
Steals, game: 10, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01988-01-29 January 29, 1988
Jordan played only 27 minutes because of the Bulls' comfortable lead.
Also holds third and fourth (see below)
Consecutive seasons leading the league in minutes: 3 (1986-87-1988-89)†
Consecutive games recording a triple-double: 7, 01989-03-25 March 25, 1989 to 01989-04-06 April 6, 1989†[16]
Jordan recorded a triple-double in 10 of 11 games during this stretch while playing point guard. He fell just short in the one game, (which would have allowed for eleven consecutive triple-doubles) with a double-double effort of 40 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds.
Wilt Chamberlain holds the record with nine straight triple-doubles. Oscar Robertson also had seven in a row.
[edit] Playoffs
Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 4, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-11 June 11, 1993 to 01993-06-18 June 18, 1993
Highest average, points per game, any playoff series: 45.2 (226/5), vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round
Jordan has 6 of the top 10 playoff series scoring averages by any player in NBA history. The other four are held by Jerry West (46.3, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1965), Bernard King (42.6, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 1984), Rick Barry (40.8, San Francisco Warriors vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1967), and Elgin Baylor (40.6, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics, 1962), respectively.
Also holds third, fourth and fifth (see below)
Points, 3-game series: 131, vs. Boston Celtics, 1986 First Round (43.7 ppg)
Also holds the record (see above) and fourth (see below)
Points, 4-game series: 147, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1990 First Round (36.8 ppg)
Points, 5-game series: 215, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals (43.0 ppg)
Also holds the record (see above) and fourth (see below)
Points, 6-game series: 246, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals (41.0 ppg)
Also holds fifth and sixth
Field goals made, career: 2,188
Field goals made, 5-game series: 85, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round
Also holds the record (see above)
Field goals made, half: 14, four times
14, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01988-05-01 May 1, 1988
14, second half, at Philadelphia 76ers, 01990-05-11 May 11, 1990
14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
Also holds third and fourth (see below)
Field goal attempts, half: 24, second half, at Miami Heat, 01997-05-26 May 26, 1997
Also holds the record (see above) and third
Steals, 5-game series: 20, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals
[edit] Finals
Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 33.6 (1,176/35)
Only Rick Barry (360/10) has a higher career average in the Finals.
Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 6
Jerry West scored 40+ ten times.
Consecutive games scoring 30 or more points: 9, 01992-06-10 June 10, 1992 to 01993-06-20 June 20, 1993
Elgin Baylor scored 30+ in 13 consecutive games.
Points, game: 55, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
Points, half: 33, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
Also holds the record (see above)
Points, quarter: 22, second quarter, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
Field goals made, game: 21, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
Also holds fourth (see below)
Field goals made, quarter: 9, second quarter, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
Field goal attempts, 6-game series: 199, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
Assists, 5-game series: 57, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals
Earvin "Magic" Johnson had 62 assists in the same series.
[edit] All-Star
Games played: 13 (1985, 1987-1993, 1996-1998, 2002-2003)
Jordan was also selected to play in 1986, but could not due to injury.
Jordan started in all 13 games, including his rookie season.
Points, game: 40, 1988†
[edit] Ranks 3rd in NBA history
† Behind only Wilt Chamberlain. For most of the league's scoring records where Jordan is not the record holder, Chamberlain is the record holder with Jordan following in second.
[edit] Regular season
Points, career: 32,292
Points, season: 3,041 (1986-87)†
Jordan is one of two players in NBA history who have scored 3,000 points in a season, along with Wilt Chamberlain.
Consecutive seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 7 (1986-87-1992-93)
Games scoring 40 or more points, season: 37 (1986-87)†
Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 9, 01986-11-28 November 28, 1986 to 01986-12-12 December 12, 1986†
Jordan scored 40+ in 11 of 12 games.
Games scoring 20 or more points, season: 78, twice, (1988-89, 1990-91)†
Also holds second (see above)
Field goals made, quarter: 11, twice
11, first quarter, vs. Orlando Magic, 01993-01-16 January 16, 1993
Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goal attempts: 3 (1995-96-1997-98)†
Also holds second (see above)
Field goal attempts, career: 24,537
Free throws made, season: 833 (1986-87)
Free throws made, game: 26, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01987-02-26 February 26, 1987
Free throws made, half: 18, second half, vs. New York Knicks, 01990-01-21 January 21, 1990
Also holds the record (see above)
Highest average, steals per game, career: 2.35 (2,514/1,072)
Steals, game: 9, twice
9, at Boston Celtics, 01988-11-09 November 9, 1988
9, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01993-04-02 April 2, 1993
Also holds second (see above) and fourth (see below)
Games with at least one steal, season: 78 (1989-90)
Also holds the record (see above)
Consecutive games with a steal: 77, 01988-03-25 March 25, 1988 to 01989-03-17 March 17, 1989
Jordan recorded a steal in 80 of 81 games played in 1988-89, an NBA record (see above).
Seasons leading the league in minutes: 3 (1986-87-1988-89)†
[edit] Playoffs
Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 3, twice
3, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01989-05-03 May 3, 1989 to 01989-05-07 May 7, 1989
3, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 01990-05-09 May 9, 1990 to 01990-05-13 May 13, 1990
Also holds second (see above)
Consecutive games scoring 30 or more points: 8, twice
8, 01987-04-23 April 23, 1987 to 01988-05-08 May 8, 1988
8, 01993-06-09 June 9, 1993 to 01995-04-30 April 30, 1995
Highest average, points per game, any playoff series: 45.0 (135/3), vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round
Also holds second, fourth and fifth (see above and below)
Points, game: 56, at Miami Heat, 01992-04-29 April 29, 1992
Also holds the record (see above) and fourth (see below)
Jordan scored only two points in the first quarter and 54 in the other three.
Points, half: 37, second half, at Miami Heat, 01992-04-29 April 29, 1992
Also holds fourth (see below)
Field goals made, 3-game series: 48, twice
48, vs. Boston Celtics, 1986 First Round
48, vs. Washington Bullets, 1997 First Round
Also holds the record (see above)
Field goals made, 4-game series: 55, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1990 First Round
Field goals made, game: 22, twice
22, at Boston Celtics, 01986-04-20 April 20, 1986 (2 OT)
22, vs. Washington Bullets, 01997-04-27 April 27, 1997
Also holds the record (see above) and fourth (see below)
Field goals made, half: 13, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01988-04-28 April 28, 1988
Also holds second (see above) and fourth (see below)
Field goals made, quarter: 10, fourth quarter, at Philadelphia 76ers, 01990-05-11 May 11, 1990
Also holds fourth (see below)
Field goal attempts, 3-game series: 95, vs. Boston Celtics, 1986 First Round†
Field goal attempts, 5-game series: 157, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals
Also holds fourth (see below)
Field goal attempts, game: 45, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01988-05-01 May 1, 1988
Field goal attempts, half: 23, many times
23, second half, vs. Utah Jazz, 01997-06-13 June 13, 1997
Also holds the record and second (see above)
Free throws made, 3-game series: 35, twice
35, vs. Boston Celtics, 1987 First Round
35, vs. New Jersey Nets, 1998 First Round
Also holds fourth (see below)
Free throws made, 4-game series: 48, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1985 First Round
Free throws made, game: 22, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01989-05-05 May 5, 1989 (OT)
Also holds the regulation record (see above)
Free throws made, quarter: 11, vs. Detroit Pistons, 01990-05-28 May 28, 1990
Also holds the record (see above)
Free throw attempts, 3-game series: 45, vs. New Jersey Nets, 1998 First Round
Also holds fourth (see below)
[edit] Finals
Points, career: 1,176
Field goal attempts, game: 43, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-13 June 13, 1993 (3 OT)
Field goal attempts, half: 23, second half, vs. Utah Jazz, 01997-06-13 June 13, 1997
[edit] All-Star
Minutes, career: 382
Field goals made, half: 22, 1988
[edit] Ranks 4th in NBA history
† Behind only Wilt Chamberlain. For most of the league's scoring records where Jordan is not the record holder, Chamberlain is the record holder with Jordan following in second.
[edit] Regular season
Points, quarter: 30, fourth quarter, at Denver Nuggets, 01988-11-26 November 26, 1988
Games scoring 50 or more points, season: 8 (1986-87)†
Consecutive games scoring 50 or more points: 3, 01987-04-12 April 12, 1987 to 01987-04-16 April 16, 1987†
Games scoring 30 or more points, season: 59 (1987-88)†
Also holds second (see above)
Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 72, 01987-12-29 December 29, 1987 to 01988-12-06 December 6, 1988†
Jordan also had a streak of 69 games, from 01990-11-24 November 24, 1990 to 01991-04-19 April 19, 1991, fifth all-time†.
Points, opening game of season: 50, at New York Knicks, 01986-11-01 November 1, 1986†
Also holds second (see above)
Field goals made, career: 12,192
Field goals made, quarter: 10, many times
Free throws made, career: 7,327
Steals, game: 8, eight times
Also holds second and third (see above)
[edit] Playoffs
Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 2, five times
Also holds second and third (see above)
Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 47, 01996-05-27 May 27, 1996 to 01998-06-14 June 14, 1998
Also holds the record (see above)
Highest average, points per game, any playoff series: 43.7 (131/3), vs. Boston Celtics, 1986 First Round
Also holds second and third (see above)
Also holds fifth (averaged 43 points per game in five games against the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1990 Conference Semifinals)
Points, 3-game series: 112, vs. Washington Bullets, 1997 First Round (37.3 ppg)
Also holds the record and second (see above)
Also holds sixth, seventh and eighth
Points, 5-game series: 199, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1989 First Round (39.8 ppg)
Also holds the record and second (see above)
Points, game: 55, thrice
55, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01988-05-01 May 1, 1988
55, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
55, vs. Washington Bullets, 01997-04-27 April 27, 1997
Also holds the record and third (see above)
Points, half: 35, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
Also holds third (see above)
Jordan also holds fifth, having scored 33 points in the second half on 01990-05-11 May 11, 1990 at the Philadelphia 76ers and again in the first half on 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993 vs. the Phoenix Suns.
Field goals made, game: 21, twice
21, vs. Miami Heat, 01992-04-24 April 24, 1992
21, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
Also holds the record and third (see above)
Field goals made, half: 12, many times
Also holds second and third (see above)
Field goals made, quarter: 9, many times
Also holds third (see above)
Field goal attempts, 5-game series: 152, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round
Also holds third (see above)
Free throws made, 3-game series: 34, vs. Boston Celtics, 1986 First Round
Also holds third (see above)
Free throw attempts, 3-game series: 39, twice
39, vs. Boston Celtics, 1986 First Round
39, vs. Boston Celtics, 1987 First Round
Also holds third (see above)
Free throw attempts, game: 27, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01989-05-05 May 5, 1989 (OT)
Also holds the regulation record (see above)
[edit] Finals
Points, 6-game series: 215, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 1992 NBA Finals
Also holds the record (see above)
Field goals made, 6-game series: 81, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 1992 NBA Finals
Also holds the record (see above)
Field goals made, game: 19, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-13 June 13, 1993 (3 OT)
Also holds second (see above)
Steals, career: 62
[edit] All-Star
Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 20.2 (262/13)
[edit] Chicago Bulls franchise records
Michael Jordan holds approximately 200 records as a Chicago Bull; these are some of them.
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Service
Seasons played: 13
Games played, career: 930
Minutes, career: 35,887
[edit] Scoring
Points, career: 29,277
Scoring average, points per game, career: 31.5 (29,277/930)
Points, season: 3,041 (1986-87)
Scoring average, points per game, season: 37.1 (3,041/82) (1986-87)
Points, game (overtime): 69, at Cleveland Cavaliers, 01990-03-28 March 28, 1990
Points, game (regulation): 61, vs. Atlanta Hawks, 01987-04-16 April 16, 1987
Points, half: 39, second half, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 01988-02-16 February 16, 1988
Points, quarter: 30, fourth quarter, at Denver Nuggets, 01988-11-26 November 26, 1988
Consecutive points, game: 23, vs. Atlanta Hawks, 01987-04-16 April 16, 1987
Jordan holds 91 of the top 100 scoring games in Chicago Bulls history.
[edit] Field goals
Field goals made, career: 10,962
Field goals made, season: 1,098 (1986-87)
Field goals made, game (overtime): 27, vs. Orlando Magic, 01993-01-16 January 16, 1993
Field goals made, game (regulation): 24, at Philadelphia 76ers, 01988-11-16 November 16, 1988
Field goals made, half: 15, first half, vs. Orlando Magic, 01993-01-16 January 16, 1993
Field goals made, quarter: 11, twice
11, first quarter, vs. Orlando Magic, 01993-01-16 January 16, 1993
Field goal attempts, career: 21,686
Field goal attempts, season: 2,279 (1986-87)
Field goal attempts, game (overtime): 49, vs. Orlando Magic, 01993-01-16 January 16, 1993
Field goal attempts, game (regulation): 43, thrice
43, at Los Angeles Lakers, 01986-11-28 November 28, 1986
43, vs. Houston Rockets, 01987-01-15 January 15, 1987
43, vs. Orlando Magic, 01990-02-14 February 14, 1990
Field goal attempts, half: 24, twice
24, second half, vs. Orlando Magic, 01993-01-16 January 16, 1993
Field goal attempts, overtime: 8, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 01988-02-23 February 23, 1988
[edit] Free throws
Free throws made, one missed, game: 26-27, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01987-02-26 February 26, 1987
Free throws made, career: 6,798
Free throws made, season: 833 (1986-87)
Free throws made, game: 26, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01987-02-26 February 26, 1987
Free throws made, half: 20, second half, at Miami Heat, 01992-12-30 December 30, 1992
Free throws made, quarter: 14, twice
14, fourth quarter, at Utah Jazz, 01989-11-15 November 15, 1989
14, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, 01992-12-30 December 30, 1992
Free throw attempts, career: 8,115
Free throw attempts, season: 972 (1986-87)
Free throw attempts, game: 27, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01987-02-26 February 26, 1987
Free throw attempts, half: 23, second half, at Miami Heat, 01992-12-30 December 30, 1992
Free throw attempts, quarter: 16, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, 01992-12-30 December 30, 1992
[edit] Rebounding
Rebounds, career: 5,836
Defensive rebounds, career: 4,289
[edit] Assists
Assists, career: 5,012
[edit] Steals
Steals, career: 2,306
Steals, season: 259 (1987-88)
Consecutive games with a steal: 77, 01988-03-25 March 25, 1988 to 01989-03-17 March 17, 1989
Steals, game: 10, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01988-01-29 January 29, 1988
Steals, half: 8, first half, at Boston Celtics, 01988-11-09 November 9, 1988
Steals, quarter: 6, third quarter, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01988-01-29 January 29, 1988
[edit] Personal fouls
Personal fouls, quarter: 6, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, 01989-01-31 January 31, 1989
[edit] Turnovers
Turnovers, career: 2,589
[edit] Rookie
Jordan's rookie season was 1984-85.
Minutes: 3,144
Points: 2,313
Scoring average, points per game: 28.2 (2,313/82)
Field goals made: 837
Field goal attempts: 1,625
Free throws made: 630
Free throw attempts: 746
Steals: 196
[edit] Playoffs
[edit] Service
Games played, career: 179
Minutes, career: 7,474
[edit] Scoring
Points, career: 5,987
Points, game (overtime): 63, at Boston Celtics, 01986-04-20 April 20, 1986 (2 OT)
Points, game (regulation): 56, at Miami Heat, 01992-04-29 April 29, 1992
Points, half: 37, second half, at Miami Heat, 01992-04-29 April 29, 1992
Points, quarter: 24, fourth quarter, at Philadelphia 76ers, 01990-05-11 May 11, 1990
Points, overtime: 9, at New York Knicks, 01989-05-09 May 9, 1989
Consecutive points, game: 17, during second half (from 73 to 90 points), at New York Knicks, 01993-06-02 June 2, 1993
[edit] Field goals
Field goals made, career: 2,188
Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01988-05-01 May 1, 1988
Field goals made, half: 14, four times
14, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01988-05-01 May 1, 1988
14, second half, at Philadelphia 76ers, 01990-05-11 May 11, 1990
14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, 01993-06-16 June 16, 1993
Field goals made, quarter: 10, fourth quarter, at Philadelphia 76ers, 01990-05-11 May 11, 1990
Field goals made, overtime: 4, at New York Knicks, 01989-05-09 May 9, 1989
Field goal attempts, career: 4,497
Field goal attempts, game: 45, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01988-05-01 May 1, 1988
Field goal attempts, half: 25, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01988-05-01 May 1, 1988
Field goal attempts, quarter: 13, first quarter, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
Field goal attempts, overtime: 5, first overtime, at Boston Celtics, 01986-04-20 April 20, 1986
[edit] Three-point field goals
Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
Three-point field goal attempts, half: 9, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 01992-06-03 June 3, 1992
[edit] Free throws
Free throws made, career: 1,463
Free throws made, game: 23, vs. New York Knicks, 01989-05-14 May 14, 1989
Free throws made, half: 14, second half, vs. Detroit Pistons, 01990-05-28 May 28, 1990
Free throws made, quarter: 13, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, 01991-05-21 May 21, 1991
Free throws made, overtime: 3, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01998-04-24 April 24, 1998
Free throw attempts, career: 1,766
Free throw attempts, game: 28, vs. New York Knicks, 01989-05-14 May 14, 1989
Free throw attempts, half: 17, second half, vs. New York Knicks, 01989-05-14 May 14, 1989
Free throw attempts, quarter: 14, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, 01991-05-21 May 21, 1991
Free throw attempts, overtime: 5, vs. New Jersey Nets, 01998-04-24 April 24, 1998
[edit] Assists
Assists, career: 1,022
Assists, game: 14, at New York Knicks, 01993-06-02 June 2, 1993
[edit] Personal fouls
Personal fouls, overtime: 3, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 01989-05-05 May 5, 1989
[edit] Steals
Steals, career: 376
Steals, game: 6, four times
6, vs. Detroit Pistons, 01988-05-15 May 15, 1988
6, vs. New York Knicks, 01989-05-13 May 13, 1989
6, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 01990-05-16 May 16, 1990
6, at New York Knicks, 01991-04-30 April 30, 1991
[edit] Washington Wizards franchise records
Points, half: 34, first half, vs. Charlotte Hornets, 02001-12-29 December 29, 2001
Points, first quarter: 24, vs. Charlotte Hornets, 02001-12-29 December 29, 2001
Points, second quarter: 19, vs. Chicago Bulls, 02002-01-04 January 4, 2002
MCI Center record — points, game: 51, vs. Charlotte Hornets, 02001-12-29 December 29, 2001
Shared with Gilbert Arenas
Corporate Bio
NBA
regular season leader
Scoring (10 seasons): 1987 (37.1), 1988 (35.0), 1989 (32.5), 1990 (33.6), 1991 (31.5), 1992 (30.1), 1993 (32.6), 1996 (30.4),
1997 (29.6), 1998 (28.7)
Steals per game (3 s
easons): 1988 (3.2), 1990 (2.8), 1993 (2.8)
Field goals made (10 seasons): 1987 (1,098), 1988 (1,069), 1989 (966), 1990 (1,034), 1991 (990), 1992 (943), 1993 (992),
1996 (916), 1997 (920), 1998 (881)
Field goal attempts (9 seasons): 1987 (2,279), 1988 (1,998), 1990 (1,964), 1991 (1,837), 1992 (1,818), 1993 (2,003),
1996 (1,850), 1997 (1,892), 1998 (1,893)
Free throws made (2 seasons): 1987 (833), 1988 (723)
Free throw attempts (1 season): 1987 (972)
Points (11 seasons): 1985 (2,313), 1987 (3,041), 1988 (2,868), 1989 (2,633), 1990 (2,753), 1991 (2,580),
1992 (2,404), 1993 (2,541), 1996 (2,491), 1997 (2,431), 1998 (2,357)
Steals (3 seasons): 1988 (259), 1990 (227), 1993 (221)
Minutes played (3 seasons): 1987 (3,281), 1988 (3,311), 1989 (3,255)
Games played (5 seasons): 1985 (82), 1987 (82), 1990 (82), 1991 (82), 1998 (82)
Michael Jordan played in all 82 of his team's games in nine different seasons.
Other interesting notes
Games in which Jordan was leading scorer: 700 *
Games in which Jordan was team's leading scorer: 867 *
Games in which Jordan was Bulls leading scorer: 793 *
Percentage of team's points, career: .290 (32,292/111,541)
Highest percentage of team's points, game: .602 (56/93), March 24, 1987 vs. Philadelphia 76ers
* Including ties