List of career achievements by Michael Jordan

This page details statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to Michael Jordan.

Totals
Source: basketball-reference.com and nba.com

NBA achievements

 * Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009
 * 6× NBA champion: 1991–93, 1996–98
 * 5× NBA Most Valuable Player: 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998[1][2]
 * 6× NBA Finals MVP: 1991–93, 1996–98[3]
 * NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1987–88[4]
 * 10× scoring champion: 1987–93, 1996–98[5]
 * 3× steals leader: 1988, 1990, 1993
 * 3× minutes leader: 1987–89
 * 14× NBA All-Star: 1985–93, 1996–98, 2002–03[6]
 * 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP: 1988, 1996, 1998[7]
 * 2× IBM Award winner: 1985, 1989
 * 11× All-NBA selection:
 * First Team: 1987–93, 1996–98[8][9]
 * Second Team: 1985[8][9]


 * 9× All-Defensive selection:
 * First Team: 1988–93, 1996–98[10][11]


 * NBA All-Rookie selection:
 * First Team: 1985[12][13]


 * NBA Rookie of the Year: 1985[14]
 * 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1987, 1988[15]
 * Runner-up in 1985


 * 7× The Sporting News Most Valuable Player: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
 * The Sporting News Rookie of the Year: 1985
 * Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1991
 * Ranked #1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-time[16]
 * Ranked #1 by ESPN SportsCentury's Top North American Athletes of the 20th Century[17]
 * Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
 * Selected in 1996 as member of two of the "Top 10 Teams in NBA History"
 * 1991–92 Chicago Bulls (67–15; .817)
 * 1995–96 Chicago Bulls (72–10; .878)

25 NBA Player of the Week [18] 16 NBA Player of the Month[19]

United States National Team

 * 2× Olympic gold medals: 1984, 1992
 * Tournament of the Americas gold medal: 1992
 * Pan American Games gold medal: 1983
 * 3× USA Basketball male athlete of the year: 1983, 1984 (with Sam Perkins), 1992 (as a part of the 1992 Olympic Team)
 * FIBA Hall of Fame (Class of 2015)

College

 * NCAA National Championship – University of North Carolina: 1981–82
 * 3× Atlantic Coast Conference regular season champions: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 (undefeated)
 * 1982 ACC Tournament champions
 * ACC Rookie of the Year: 1982
 * Naismith College Player of the Year: 1984
 * John R. Wooden Award: 1984
 * Adolph Rupp Trophy: 1984
 * USBWA College Player of the Year: 1984
 * AP College Basketball Player of the Year: 1984
 * ACC Athlete of the Year: 1984
 * ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year: 1984
 * All-ACC First Team: 1983, 1984
 * All-ACC Tournament First Team: 1982
 * All-ACC Tournament Second Team: 1983, 1984
 * 2× The Sporting News College Player of the Year: 1983, 1984
 * 2× Consensus First Team All-American: 1983, 1984
 * All-NCAA Tournament Team: 1982
 * NCAA Tournament East Regional Team: 1983

Achievements
Total games: 1,264 (1,072 regular season, 179 postseason, 13 All-Star)
 * Scored 0–10 points in 15 games (13 regular season, 2 All-Star)
 * Scored 10+ points in 1,249 games (1,059 regular season, 179 postseason, 11 All-Star)
 * Scored 20+ points in 1,106 games (926 regular season, 173 postseason, 7 All-Star)
 * Scored 30+ points in 673 games (562 regular season, 109 postseason, 2 All-Star)
 * Scored 40+ points in 212 games (173 regular season, 38 postseason, 1 All-Star)
 * Scored 50+ points in 39 games (31 regular season, 8 postseason)
 * Scored 60+ points in 5 games (4 regular season, 1 postseason)
 * Recorded 31 triple-doubles (28 regular season, 2 postseason, 1 All-Star)
 * Recorded 241 double-doubles (201 regular season, 39 postseason, 1 All-Star)
 * Recorded 28 Game-winning shots (21 regular season, 7 postseason)
 * 11-time regular season leader, total points (1985, '87–'93, '96–'98)
 * 10-time regular season leader, scoring average ('86–'93, '95–'98)
 * 3-time regular season leader, steals ('88, '90, '93)

University of North Carolina Tar Heels records

 * Most points scored by a sophomore: 721 (in 36 games; 1982–83)
 * During this season, Jordan set his UNC career high with 39 points against Georgia Tech on January 29, 1983. His previous career high was against Duke on January 22, 1983 (32 points).

Scoring
Seasons leading the league in scoring: 10 (1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98)[20]

Consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring: 7 (1986–87–1992–93)[20] Seasons leading the league in total points: 11 (1984–85, 1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98) First scoring champion with at least 100 three pointers 1995–96 – 1996–97
 * Also holds second (see below)
 * Tied Wilt Chamberlain
 * 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)[20]

Seasons averaging 30 or more points per game: 8 (1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96)

Games scoring 30 or more points, career: 562

Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 866, March 25, 1986 to December 26, 2001[20][21] Consecutive points scored in a game: 23, vs. Atlanta Hawks, April 16, 1987[22] Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 11 (1984–85, 1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98) Oldest player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring: 35 years, 61 days (1997–98)
 * 840 with the Chicago Bulls; 26 with the Washington Wizards
 * Jordan failed to score in double digits only once as a 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).
 * Broken by Lebron James in 2018
 * Occurred during the last 6:33 of second quarter (17 points) and first 2:12 of third quarter (6 points)[23]
 * Broken since then by several players
 * Jordan scored 61 points and set or tied several league records in this game
 * Jordan also scored 18 consecutive points, all in the fourth quarter, vs. the New York Knicks on November 21, 1986
 * Broken by Karl Malone in 2000

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)[24] Fewest games played to reach 31,000 points: 1,011 games, achieved vs. Portland Trail Blazers, December 10, 2002
 * Jordan is also the only player to score 40+ at age 40 or older.
 * In his final season, Jordan scored 40+ 3 times, 30+ 9 times and 20+ 42 times.

Fewest games played to reach 32,000 points: 1,059 games, achieved at Golden State Warriors, March 23, 2003

Outscoring the opposing starting five: Jordan outscored the entire opposing starting five 58–54, Chicago Bulls vs. New Jersey Nets, February 26, 1987
 * Other players have accomplished this.

Field goals
Seasons leading the league in field goals made: 10 (1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98)[25]

Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goals made: 7 (1986–87–1992–93)[25] Seasons leading the league in field goal attempts: 9 (1986–87–1987–88, 1989–90–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98)[25]
 * Also holds second (see below)

Free throwsEdit
Free throws made, half: 20, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992(since tied by Devin Booker)[26] Free throws made, quarter: 14, twice[26]
 * Also holds third (see below)
 * 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
 * Jordan also made 13 free throws in the second quarter of his last regular season game as a Bull, vs. the New York Knicks on April 18, 1998.

Free throw attempts, half: 23, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992[26]

Free throw attempts, quarter: 16, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992[26] Consecutive free throws made in a game: 19, vs. New Jersey Nets, February 26, 1987
 * Broken by Ben Wallace on December 11, 2005
 * Shared with others including Bob Pettit on November 22, 1961
 * Broken by Dominique Wilkins on December 8, 1992 (23)

Steals
Seasons leading the league in steals: 3 (1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93)[27]
 * Broken by Chris Paul

Steals, half: 8, first half, at Boston Celtics, November 9, 1988[27]

Games with 8 or more steals, career: 11

Personal fouls
Personal fouls, quarter: 6, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, January 31, 1989

Scoring
Points, career: 5,987 Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 33.4 (5,987/179)
 * Broken by LeBron James in 2017

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[28] Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 38
 * 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 30 or more points, career: 109

Games scoring 20 or more points, career: 173 Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 60, June 2, 1989 to May 11, 1993[29] Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 179, April 19, 1985 to June 14, 1998 Consecutive points scored in a game: 17, during second half (from 73 to 90 points), at New York Knicks, June 2, 1993 Points, one postseason: 759 (1992)
 * Jordan failed to score 20 points only six times in 179 playoff games.
 * Also holds fourth (see below)
 * Jordan's entire playoff career
 * Broken by Ray Allen on June 1, 2001

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 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 Points, 3-game series: 135, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round (45.0 ppg) Points, 5-game series: 226, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round (45.2 ppg) Points, game: 63, at Boston Celtics, April 20, 1986 (2 OT)[29] Points, two consecutive games: 112, at Boston Celtics, 1986 Eastern Conference First Round, April 17 (49), 20 (63), 1986 (56.0 ppg)
 * 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)
 * Joined by Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Bernard King, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jerry West.
 * Also holds second and fourth (see below)
 * Also holds second and fourth (see below)
 * Jordan has 5 of the top 10 highest scoring games in NBA playoff history.
 * Also holds third and fourth (see below)

Outscoring the opposing team in a quarter: Jordan outscored the entire opposing team 20–19 in the second quarter of Game 1 of the 1988 Eastern Conference First Round, Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, April 28, 1988[citation needed] Most points in three quarters: Jordan scored 54 points in three quarters (17 points in the second, 19 in the third and 18 in the fourth) in Game 3 of the 1992 Eastern Conference First Round, Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, April 29, 1992[citation needed]
 * Stephen Curry outscored the entire opposing team 16–15 in the first quarter of Game 1 of the 2016 Western Conference First Round, Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets, April 16, 2016

Most points without making the NBA Finals, one postseason: 591, 1989, and 587, 1990 NBA record 5 playoff series averaging at least 40 points per game
 * Jordan was the playoff leader in points despite not even making the NBA Finals, the only time this has happened. He did so twice.
 * 1986 First Round vs Celtics – 43.7 ppg on 51%
 * 1988 First Round vs Cavaliers – 45.2 ppg on 56%
 * 1990 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs Sixers – 43 ppg on 55%
 * 1992 First Round vs Heat – 45 ppg on 61%
 * 1993 Finals vs Suns – 41 ppg on 51%

Field goals
Field goals made, 3-game series: 53, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round Field goals made, 5-game series: 86, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
 * Also holds third (see below)
 * Also holds second (see below)

Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988[30] Consecutive field goals made in a game without a miss: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, June 5, 1991
 * Also holds third and fourth (see below)

Field goal attempts, career: 4,497
 * Broken by Kobe Bryant on May 21, 2012

Field goal attempts, half: 25, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988[30]
 * Also holds second and third (see below)

Three-point field goals
Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[31] Three-point field goal attempts, half: 9, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992
 * Broken by Vince Carter on May 11, 2001
 * Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994

Free throws
Free throws made, career: 1,463

Free throws made, one postseason: 183 (1989) Free throws made, game (regulation): 23, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989[31] Free throws made, half: 14, second half, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 28, 1990 Free throws made, quarter: 13, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991[32] Free throw attempts, career: 1,766 Free throw attempts, one postseason: 229 (1989) Free throw attempts, 4-game series: 58, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1985 First Round Free throw attempts, game (regulation): 28, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989 Free throw attempts, half: 17, second half, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989 Free throw attempts, quarter: 14, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991
 * Broken by Dirk Nowitzki in 2006
 * Broken by Dirk Nowitzki on May 17, 2011
 * Bob Cousy made 30 of 32 free throws in a four-overtime game on March 21, 1953.
 * Also holds third (see below)
 * Broken by Magic Johnson on May 8, 1991
 * Tied by Dirk Nowitzki on April 16, 2011
 * Also holds third (see below)
 * Broken by Shaquille O'Neal
 * Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1995
 * Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1999
 * Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on June 9, 2000
 * Also holds fourth (see below)
 * Broken by Magic Johnson on May 8, 1991
 * Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on May 20, 2000

Steals
Steals, career: 376
 * Broken by LeBron James in 2017

Scoring
Highest scoring average, points per game, any championship series: 41.0 (246/6), vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals[33]

Points, 6-game series: 246, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals (41.0 ppg) Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 4, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 11, 1993 to June 18, 1993[33]
 * Also holds fourth (see below)

Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 35, June 2, 1991 to June 14, 1998[33] Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any championship series: 6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals Points, half: 35, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[33]
 * Jordan's entire Finals career
 * Also achieved by Elgin Baylor (1962), Rick Barry (1967), Hakeem Olajuwon(1995), and Shaquille O'Neal (2000, 2002)
 * Also holds second (see below)

Field goals
Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals

Field goals made, half: 14, twice[34] 14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 16, 1993 Consecutive field goals made in a game without a miss: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, June 5, 1991
 * Also holds third and fourth (see below)

Field goals made, 5-game series: 63, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals Field goal attempts, 6-game series: 199, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
 * Broken by Allen Iverson in 2001

Three-point field goals
Three-point field goals made, career: 42 Three-point field goals made, game: 6, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[33] Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[35] Three-point field goal attempts, game: 10, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 Three-point field goal attempts, half: 10, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992
 * Broken by Robert Horry
 * Broken by Kenny Smith on June 7, 1995
 * Broken by Ray Allen on June 6, 2010
 * Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994
 * Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994

Free throws
Free throws made, quarter: 9, second quarter, at Utah Jazz, June 11, 1997[36]

Free throw attempts, half: 15, second half, vs. Utah Jazz, June 4, 1997 Free throw attempts, quarter: 12, fourth quarter, vs. Utah Jazz, June 4, 1997
 * Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on June 9, 2000
 * Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on June 9, 2000

Steals
Steals, 5-game series: 14, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals (2.8 spg)

All-Star
Points, career: 262 Field goals made, career: 110 Field goals made, game: 17, 1988 Field goal attempts, career: 233
 * Broken by Kobe Bryant (290) and then LeBron James (291)
 * Broken by Kobe Bryant and LeBron James (119)
 * Broken by Blake Griffin

Field goal attempts, game: 27, 2003 (2 OT) Steals, career: 37
 * Broken by Russell Westbrook

Blocked shots, half: 4, 1988

Regular season
NBA 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

Only rookie in NBA history to lead his team in four statistics (1984–85) Second rookie in NBA history to average 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists (1984–85) One of two players in NBA history to score 3,000 points in a season: 3,041 points scored in 82 games played (37.1 ppg) (1986–87) First player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season: 236 steals, 125 blocks (1986–87)[37] Only player in NBA history with more than one season of 200 steals and 100 blocked shots: 259 steals, 131 blocks (1987–88)[37]
 * Jordan led the 1984–85 Chicago 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).
 * Oscar Robertson (1960–61), LeBron James (2003–04) and Tyreke Evans(2009–10) have also achieved this.
 * Jordan averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. He led all rookies in scoring and steals (2.4 per game).
 * Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player to achieve this.[22]
 * Hakeem Olajuwon (1988–89) and Scottie Pippen (1989–90) are the only other players to do so.

Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)[37] First player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career First player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year during his career Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring, win Most Valuable Player, and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)[37]
 * Jordan averaged 35 points per game.
 * David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this.
 * Hakeem Olajuwon won Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career, but finished second in Rookie of the Year voting to Jordan in 1984–85.
 * David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this.

First player in NBA history to win Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)[37] First player in NBA history to lead the league both in scoring and steals in the same season (1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93) Fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win the NBA championship in the same season 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) One of three players in history to win an Olympic gold medal both as an amateur and professional (1984, 1992) Sixth player in history to win an Olympic gold medal, NCAA championship and NBA championship Only player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year (1984–85), Defensive Player of the Year (1987–88), NBA MVP (1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98), All-Star MVP (1988, 1996, 1998), and Finals MVP (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
 * Hakeem Olajuwon (1993–94) is the only other player to achieve this.
 * Allen Iverson is the only other player to do so, and has performed the feat twice.
 * Jordan is the only player to achieve this more than once; he did this six times (1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 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.
 * Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin have also achieved this, playing on the same teams with Jordan.
 * Clyde Lovellette, Bill Russell, K.C. Jones, Jerry Lucas, Quinn Buckner and Earvin "Magic" Johnson have also achieved this.

Led the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls to the second-best regular season record in NBA history (72 wins, 10 losses) Led the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls to the best combined regular season and postseason record in NBA history (87 wins, 13 losses)
 * Jordan averaged a league-leading 30.4 ppg
 * The 2015–16 Golden State Warriors, who won 73 regular season games, are the winningest regular season team in NBA history.

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

Only guard in NBA history to lead his team in all 5 categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) during a playoff series Jordan came close to leading all 5 categories in a playoff series on 3 more occasions Only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals in a playoff run (7 times) Only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals in a playoff run (5 times) Only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists in a title run (2 times) Averaged at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in a record 9 different playoff runs Only player in NBA history to shoot at least 38% on 3-point field goals in 3 NBA Finals runs (minimum 15 points per game and 1.5 three-point attempts per game) In the 1997 title run, Jordan led a championship team in all 5 main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) for the last 3 rounds of the 1997 Playoffs Only player in NBA history to lead a team to the championship with only one teammate averaging double figures in scoring
 * 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. New York Knicks
 * 1991 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Philadelphia 76ers, (short 7 rebounds)
 * 1993 Eastern Conference Finals vs. New York Knicks, (short 3 rebounds)
 * 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta Hawks, (short 2 assists)
 * Jordan did this in the 1986, 1987, 1989, and 1990 Playoffs, and in the Bulls' 1991, 1992, and 1993 championship runs
 * Jordan did this in the 1987, 1989, and 1990 Playoffs, and in the Bulls' 1991 and 1993 championship runs
 * Jordan did this in the Bulls' 1991 and 1993 championship runs, while also averaging at least 2 steals in both of those runs
 * Jordan did this in each of his 9 playoff appearances from 1986 to 1995 (Jordan was retired during the 1994 Playoffs)
 * Tracy McGrady is the only other player to average at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in a playoff run, when he lost in the first round of the 2003 Playoffs.
 * Jordan did this in the Bulls' 1991, 1992, and 1993 championship runs under the original 3-point line. He also did it in the 1996 championship run, but with a shorter 3-point line
 * Four other players meet this criteria in multiple NBA Finals runs
 * Terry Porter (1990 and 1992)
 * Manu Ginobili (2005 and 2007)
 * Ray Allen (2008 and 2010)
 * Stephen Curry (2015 and 2016)
 * Hakeem Olajuwon is the only other player to do this, when he led the 1994 Rockets in all 5 main categories for the entire 4-round playoffs
 * Jordan and Dennis Rodman tied with 133 rebounds (8.3 rpg) for the last 3 rounds.
 * Jordan was 10 rebounds (0.53 rebounds per game) and 1 block (0.05 blocks per game) shy of leading the Bulls in all 5 categories for the entire 4-round playoffs
 * In the Bulls' 1997 playoff run, Scottie Pippen averaged 19 points per game on 42% shooting. All other teammates of Jordan averaged under 8 points per game

Finals
Most Valuable Player awards: 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) Scoring 20 or more points in all games, career: 35 games One of seven players to lead a team in 4 out of 5 categories for an NBA Finals
 * Jordan was named MVP in every Finals appearance. He averaged 33.6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game for his Finals career.
 * Jordan and Rick Barry (10 games) are the only players in NBA history to score 20+ in every Finals game.
 * Jordan led the 1991 Bulls in points, assists, steals, and blocks. This is the only time that a player has led a team in those 4 categories during an NBA Finals
 * The other players to do this are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1974), Hakeem Olajuwon (1986), Magic Johnson (1987), Larry Bird (1987), Tim Duncan (2003, 2007), and LeBron James (2013, 2014)

All-Star
Most Valuable Player awards: 3 (1988, 1996, 1998) First player to record a triple-double in All-Star Game history: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists in 26 minutes (1997)
 * Tied with Bob Pettit and Kobe Bryant, both of whom won 3 outright, and 1 shared.
 * LeBron James recorded the second triple-double in All-Star Game history in 2011, with 29 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists in 32 minutes.
 * Dwyane Wade recorded the third triple-double in All-Star game history in 2012 NBA All-Star Game, with 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in 33 minutes

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), February 18, 1996[20] One of at least three pairs of teammates in NBA history to record triple-doubles in the same game: Chicago Bulls (126) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (121), January 3, 1989 (OT)
 * 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
 * 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 April 7, 2007

Chicago Bulls franchise records
Michael Jordan holds approximately 200 records as a Chicago Bull; these are some of them.

Service
Seasons played: 13

Games played, career: 930

Games played, season: 82 (1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98) Minutes played, career: 35,887
 * Tied with many other players

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, March 28, 1990

Points, game (regulation): 61, vs. Atlanta Hawks, April 16, 1987

Points, half: 39, second half, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, February 16, 1988
 * Broken by Jimmy Butler (40, at Toronto Raptors, January 3, 2016)

Points, quarter: 30, fourth quarter, at Denver Nuggets, November 26, 1988

Consecutive points, game: 23, last 6:33 of second quarter and first 2:12 of third quarter, vs. Atlanta Hawks, April 16, 1987

Consecutive points, quarter: 18, vs. New York Knicks, November 21, 1986

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, January 16, 1993

Field goals made, game (regulation): 24, at Philadelphia 76ers, November 16, 1988

Field goals made, half: 15, first half, vs. Orlando Magic, January 16, 1993

Field goals made, quarter: 11, twice 11, first quarter, vs. Orlando Magic, 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, January 16, 1993

Field goal attempts, game (regulation): 43, thrice 43, at Los Angeles Lakers, November 28, 1986 43, vs. Houston Rockets, January 15, 1987 43, vs. Orlando Magic, February 14, 1990

Field goal attempts, half: 24, twice 24, second half, vs. Orlando Magic, January 16, 1993

Field goal attempts, overtime: 8, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, February 23, 1988

Three-point field goals
Three-point field goals made, game: 7, vs. Golden State Warriors, January 18, 1990
 * Broken by Chris Duhon on April 16, 2005

Free throws
Free throws made, one missed, game: 26–27, vs. New Jersey Nets, 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, February 26, 1987

Free throws made, half: 20, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992

Free throws made, quarter: 14, twice 14, fourth quarter, at Utah Jazz, November 15, 1989 14, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, 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, February 26, 1987

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

Rebounding
Rebounds, career: 5,836

Defensive rebounds, career: 4,289

Assists
Assists, career: 5,012

Steals
Steals, career: 2,306

Steals, season: 259 (1987–88)

Consecutive games with a steal: 77, March 25, 1988 to March 17, 1989

Steals, game: 10, vs. New Jersey Nets, January 29, 1988

Steals, half: 8, first half, at Boston Celtics, November 9, 1988

Steals, quarter: 6, third quarter, vs. New Jersey Nets, January 29, 1988

Personal fouls
Personal fouls, quarter: 6, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, January 31, 1989

Turnovers
Turnovers, career: 2,589

Rookie
Jordan's rookie season was 1984–85.

Minutes played: 3,144

Points: 2,313

Scoring average, points per game: 28.3 (2,313/82)

Field goals made: 837

Field goal attempts: 1,625

Free throws made: 630

Free throw attempts: 746

Steals: 196

Service
Games played, career: 179

Minutes played, career: 7,474

Scoring
Points, career: 5,987

Points, game (overtime): 63, at Boston Celtics, April 20, 1986 (2 OT)

Points, game (regulation): 56, at Miami Heat, April 29, 1992

Points, half: 37, second half, at Miami Heat, April 29, 1992

Points, quarter: 24, fourth quarter, at Philadelphia 76ers, May 11, 1990

Points, overtime: 9, at New York Knicks, May 9, 1989

Consecutive points, game: 17, during second half (from 73 to 90 points), at New York Knicks, June 2, 1993

Field goals
Field goals made, career: 2

Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988

Field goals made, half: 14, four times 14, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988 14, second half, at Philadelphia 76ers, May 11, 1990 14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992 14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 16, 1993

Field goals made, quarter: 10, fourth quarter, at Philadelphia 76ers, May 11, 1990

Field goals made, overtime: 4, at New York Knicks, May 9, 1989

Field goal attempts, career: 4,497

Field goal attempts, game: 45, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988

Field goal attempts, half: 25, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988

Field goal attempts, quarter: 13, first quarter, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992

Field goal attempts, overtime: 5, first overtime, at Boston Celtics, April 20, 1986

Three-point field goals
Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992

Three-point field goal attempts, half: 10, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992

Free throws
Free throws made, career: 1,463

Free throws made, game: 23, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989

Free throws made, half: 14, second half, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 28, 1990

Free throws made, quarter: 13, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991

Free throws made, overtime: 3, vs. New Jersey Nets, April 24, 1998

Free throw attempts, career: 1,766

Free throw attempts, game: 28, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989

Free throw attempts, half: 17, second half, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989

Free throw attempts, quarter: 14, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991

Free throw attempts, overtime: 5, vs. New Jersey Nets, April 24, 1998

Assists
Assists, career: 1,022

Assists, game: 14, at New York Knicks, June 2, 1993

Personal fouls
Personal fouls, overtime: 3, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 5, 1989

Steals
Steals, career: 376

Steals, game: 6, four times
 * 6, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 15, 1988
 * 6, vs. New York Knicks, May 13, 1989
 * 6, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, May 16, 1990
 * 6, at New York Knicks, April 30, 1991

Washington Wizards franchise records
Points, half: 34, first half, vs. Charlotte Hornets, December 29, 2001

Points, first quarter: 24, vs. Charlotte Hornets, December 29, 2001

Points, second quarter: 19, vs. Chicago Bulls, January 4, 2002

MCI Center record — points, game: 51, vs. Charlotte Hornets, December 29, 2001
 * Shared with Gilbert Arenas