Ben Wallace vs Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan leads 6 of 8 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (30.1 PPG) and playmaking (5.3 APG). Head to head they met 8 times, with Ben Wallace winning the series 5–3.
The case for Ben Wallace
rebounding (9.6 RPG), longevity (1088 games played).
The case for Michael Jordan
scoring (30.1 PPG), playmaking (5.3 APG), shooting efficiency (56.9% TS%), and 3 more.
Tale of the tape
5.7PPG30.1
9.6RPG6.2
1.3APG5.3
47.4%TS%56.9%
15.5PER28.1
93.6Win Shares197.9
1088games played1072
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Series wins | 3 |
| 7.9 | PPG | 22.0 |
| 13.0 | RPG | 6.8 |
| 1.4 | APG | 3.4 |
| 8 meetings · first 1997-98 · last 2002-03 | ||
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| 1088 | G | 1072 |
| 29.5 | MIN | 38.3 |
| 5.7 | PTS | 30.1 |
| 9.6 | REB | 6.2 |
| 1.3 | AST | 5.3 |
| 1.3 | STL | 2.3 |
| 2.0 | BLK | 0.8 |
| 47.4 | FG% | 49.7 |
| 13.7 | 3P% | 32.7 |
| 41.4 | FT% | 83.5 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| 15.5 | PER | 28.1 |
| 47.4 | TS% | 56.9 |
| 10.9 | USG% | 33.7 |
| 93.6 | WS | 197.9 |
| 0.140 | WS/48 | 0.251 |
| 1.8 | BPM | 8.8 |
| 31.2 | VORP | 103.9 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Defensive POY | 1 |
| 5 | All-NBA | 11 |
| 4 | All-Star | 14 |
| 6 | All-Defensive | 9 |
| — | MVP | 5 |
| — | Finals MVP | 6 |
| — | All-Star MVP | 3 |
| — | Rookie of the Year | 1 |
| — | All-Rookie | 1 |
Career percentiles
37Scoring99
27Efficiency78
46Playmaking90
91Rebounding82
93Defense95
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