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.
PPG
5.730.1
RPG
9.66.2
APG
1.35.3
TS%
47.4%56.9%
PER
15.528.1
Win Shares
93.6197.9
games played
10881072
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS5 MVP · 6 FMVP · 1 DPOY · 11 All-NBA · 14 AS
Head to Head
| Ben Wallace | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 5–3 | |
| Meetings | 8 | |
| PPG | 7.9 | 22.0 |
| RPG | 13.0 | 6.8 |
| APG | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| First meeting | 1997-98 | |
| Last meeting | 2002-03 | |
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1088 | 1072 |
| MIN | 29.5 | 38.3 |
| PTS | 5.7 | 30.1 |
| REB | 9.6 | 6.2 |
| AST | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| STL | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| BLK | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 47.4 | 49.7 |
| 3P% | 13.7 | 32.7 |
| FT% | 41.4 | 83.5 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 15.5 | 28.1 |
| TS% | 47.4 | 56.9 |
| USG% | 10.9 | 33.7 |
| WS | 93.6 | 197.9 |
| WS/48 | 0.140 | 0.251 |
| BPM | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| VORP | 31.2 | 103.9 |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 4 | 1 |
| All-NBA | 5 | 11 |
| All-Star | 4 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 6 | 9 |
| MVP | — | 5 |
| Finals MVP | — | 6 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring3799
Efficiency2778
Playmaking4690
Rebounding9182
Defense9395
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