Chris Paul vs Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan leads 8 of 8 career categories against Chris Paul, including scoring (30.1 PPG) and rebounding (6.2 RPG). The two never shared an NBA floor — Michael Jordan's last season was 2002-03, and Chris Paul debuted in 2025-26.
Chris Paul trails in every compared category here.
The case for Michael Jordan: scoring (30.1 PPG), rebounding (6.2 RPG), playmaking (5.3 APG), and 5 more.
PPG
2.930.1
RPG
1.86.2
APG
3.35.3
TS%
41.3%56.9%
PER
8.128.1
Win Shares
0.1197.9
games played
161072
MVPs / All-Star nods
—5 MVP · 6 FMVP · 1 DPOY · 11 All-NBA · 14 AS
Per Game
| Chris Paul | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 16 | 1072 |
| MIN | 14.3 | 38.3 |
| PTS | 2.9 | 30.1 |
| REB | 1.8 | 6.2 |
| AST | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| STL | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| BLK | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 32.1 | 49.7 |
| 3P% | 33.3 | 32.7 |
| FT% | 50.0 | 83.5 |
Advanced
| Chris Paul | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 8.1 | 28.1 |
| TS% | 41.3 | 56.9 |
| USG% | 13.8 | 33.7 |
| WS | 0.1 | 197.9 |
| WS/48 | 0.016 | 0.251 |
| BPM | -1.8 | 8.8 |
| VORP | 0.0 | 103.9 |
Accolades
| Chris Paul | Michael Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| MVP | — | 5 |
| Finals MVP | — | 6 |
| Defensive POY | — | 1 |
| All-NBA | — | 11 |
| All-Star | — | 14 |
| All-Defensive | — | 9 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| All-Rookie | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring999
Efficiency178
Playmaking7690
Rebounding1582
Defense2495
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