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MICHAEL JORDAN
"AIR JORDAN"
HEIGHT:6'6" WEIGHT:216 lbs. (98 kg.)
BIRTHDATE: Feb.17,1963
BIRTHPLACE: Brooklyn,N.Y.
TRANSACTIONS:Selected by Bulls with third pick overall in 1984 NBA Draft
COLLEGE:University of North Carolina
HONORS
NBA's 50 greatest Players list (1996). 6-time NBA champion (1991, '92, '93, '96, '97, '98).
5-time NBA MVP (1988, '91, '92, '96, '98).6-time NBA Finals MVP (1991, '92, '93, '96, '97,
'98).10-time All-NBA First Team (1987-93,1996-98).NBA Defensive Player of the Year
(1988).9-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988-93,1996-98).NBA Rookie of the Year
(1985).
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 69 (3/28/90 @ CLE)
Field goals made: 27 (1/16/93 vs. ORL)
Field goals attempted :49 (1/16/93 vs. ORL)
Three-pointers made: 7 (1/18/90 vs.GS)
Three-pointers attempted: 12 (1/18/90 vs. GS)
Free throws made: 26 (2/26/87 vs. NJ)
Free throws attempted: 27 (2/26/87 vs. NJ)
Offensive rebounds: 8 (4 times)
Defensive rebounds: 14 (3/16/96 @ NJ)
Total rebounds: 18 (2 times)
Assists: 17 (3/24/89 @ POR)
Steals: 10 (1/29/88 @ NJ)
Blocks: 6 (12/2/86 @ SEA)
Minutes played: 56 (2/3/92 @ UTA)
CAREER RECORDS
Scoring average: 31.5
Seasons leading league in scoring: 10
(1986-87 to '92-93,1995-96 to '97-98)
Season leding league in field goals made: 10
(1986-87 to '92-93,1995-96 to '97-98)
Seasons leading league in steals: 3
(1987-88, '89-90, '92-93)
Seasons with 2,000 or more points: 11
(1984-85, '86-87 to '92-93,1995-96 to '97-98)
Consecutive seasons leading league in scoring: 7
(1986-87 to '92-93)
SINGLE GAME RECORDS
Consecutive team points scored: 23 (4/16/87 vs. ATL)
Free throws made,half: 20 (12/30/92 @ MIA)
Steals,half (tie): 8 (11/9/88 @ BOS)
PLAYOFF RECORDS
Scoring average,career : 33,6
Points,game: 63 (4/20/86 @ BOS)
Consecutive games,20 or more points: 60
(6/2/89 vs. DET to 5/11/93 vs. CLE)
Total points,three-game series: 135 ('92 vs. MIA)
Total points,five-game series: 226 ('88 vs. CLE)
Free throws made,quarter: 13 (5/21/91 vs. DET)
Three-pointers made,half (tie): 6 (6/3/92 vs. POR)
NBA FINALS RECORDS
Consecutive games with 20 or more points: 29
(6/2/91 vs. LAL to present)
Scoring average,series: 41.0 ('93 vs. PHO)
Points,half: 35 (6/3/92 vs. POR)
Total points,six-game series: 246 ('93 vs. PHO)
Total steals,five-game series: 14 ('91 vs LAL)
Field goals made,half (tie): 14 (2 times,6/3/92 vs. POR and 6/16/93 vs.PHO)
Three-pointers made,half (tie): 6 (6/3/92 vs. POR)
ALL-STAR GAME STATS
| Year | MIN | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | RB | AST | ST | PTS |
| 1985 | 22 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 1986 | Selected;DNP-broken foot | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 28 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 1988 | 29 | 17 | 23 | .739 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 40 |
| 1989 | 33 | 13 | 23 | .565 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 1990 | 29 | 8 | 17 | .471 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 1991 | 36 | 10 | 25 | .400 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| 1992 | 31 | 9 | 17 | .529 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 1993 | 36 | 10 | 24 | .417 | 9 | 13 | .692 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 30 |
| 1996 | 22 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 1997 | 26 | 5 | 14 | .357 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| 1998 | 32 | 10 | 18 | .555 | 2 | 3 | .666 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| Totals | 324 | 97 | 193 | .503 | 37 | 50 | .740 | 52 | 49 | 33 | 234 |
ALL-STAR GAME HONORS:12-time NBA All-Star (1985-93, '96-98).3-time All-Star Game MVP (1988, '96, '98).Highest career scoring average (21.3).Only triple-double in All-Star Game history (1997).2-time slam dunk champion (1987, '88).
OLYMPIC STATS
| Year | GP | FG% | FT% | RB | AST | ST | PTS | RPG | APG | SPG | PPG |
| 1984 | 8 | .545 | .680 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 137 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 17.1 |
| 1992 | 8 | .451 | .684 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 119 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 14.9 |
| Totals | 16 | .498 | .682 | 43 | 54 | 49 | 256 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 16.0 |
U.S.OLYMPIC HONORS:2-time gold medalist (1984, '92)
U.S.OLYMPIC RECORDS:
Steals,career: 49
Assists,game: 12 (7/29/92 vs. Germany)
Steals,game: 8 (2 times)
Field goal attempts,game: 22 (7/27/92 vs. Croatia)
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STATS
| Year | TEAM | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SO | SB | AVG |
| 1994 | Birbingam(AA) | 127 | 436 | 46 | 88 | 3 | 51 | 114 | 30 | .202 |
Jordan always wears his North Carolina shorts under his Bulls uniform for good luck.Nike has released 13 models of Air Jordan shoes.Jordan says former Lakers great Jerry West is the one player in NBA history he'd like to play one-on-one.