Michael Jordan Vs Kevin Garnett

Michael Jordan Vs Kevin Garnett: Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett are two basketball legends. People think Jordan is the best player ever, while Garnett is highly respected too.

They played differently. Jordan was smooth and could score from anywhere. He was good at defense and rebounding. Garnett was more physical and liked to talk trash. He was also a strong defender and rebounder.

Even with their different styles, Jordan and Garnett respected each other a lot. Jordan said Garnett was intense and never gave up. Garnett called Jordan the greatest ever, saying there’s no one like him.

Michael Jordan Vs Kevin Garnett

Now, let’s talk about numbers. Who scored more points in their career? Who did better in the playoffs? Who won more championships? Who was the season leader more often? Who got more MVP awards?

Michael Jordan	Vs	Kevin Garnett
1984-85 to 2002-03	Career	1995-96 to 2015-16

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

#	Jordan	Garnett
Points Per Game	30.1	17.8
Rebounds Per Game	6.2	10.0
Assists Per Game	5.3	3.7
Steals Per Game	2.3	1.3
Blocks Per Game	0.8	1.4

Totals Stats

#	Jordan	Garnett
Total Points	32,292	26,071
Total Rebounds	6,672	14,662
Total Assists	5,633	5,445
Total Steals	2,514	1,859
Total Blocks	893	2,037
Total Games	1,072	1,462

Percentages

#	Jordan	Garnett
Field Goal Percentage	.497	.497
3-Point Percentage	.327	.275
Free Throw Percentage	.835	.789

Best Season

#	Jordan	Garnett
Points Per Game	37.1 (1987)	24.2 (2004)
Rebounds Per Game	8.0 (1989)	13.9 (2004)
Assists Per Game	8.0 (1989)	6.0 (2003)
Steals Per Game	3.2 (1988)	1.7 (1998)
Blocks Per Game	1.6 (1988)	2.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

#	Jordan	Garnett
Points Per Game	33.4	18.2
Rebounds Per Game	6.4	10.7
Assists Per Game	5.7	3.3
Steals Per Game	2.1	1.2
Blocks Per Game	0.9	1.3

Totals Stats

#	Jordan	Garnett
Total Points	5,987	2,601
Total Rebounds	1,152	1,534
Total Assists	1,022	471
Total Steals	376	178
Total Blocks	158	186
Total Games	179	143

Percentages

#	Jordan	Garnett
Field Goal Percentage	.487	.478
3-Point Percentage	.332	.273
Free Throw Percentage	.828	.789

Best Season

#	Jordan	Garnett
Points Per Game	43.7 (1986)	27.0 (2003)
Rebounds Per Game	7.9 (1997)	18.7 (2002)
Assists Per Game	8.5 (1985)	8.8 (2000)
Steals Per Game	2.8 (1990)	1.9 (2011)
Blocks Per Game	2.3 (1987)	2.4 (1998)

NBA Championships and Seasons

#	Jordan	Garnett
NBA Championships	6	1
NBA Seasons	15	21
Playoffs Played	13	14
All-Star Games	14	15

Honors and Awards

#	Jordan	Garnett
All-NBA Teams	11	9
All-NBA First Team	10	4
Finals MVP	6	0
Season MVP	5	1
All-Defensive 1st Team	9	9
All-Defensive Teams	9	12
Defensive Player of The Year	1	1
Rookie of The Year	1	0
Steals Leader	3	0
Scoring Leader	10	0
Rebounds Leader	0	4
TOTAL	65	40