NBA achievements Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009 6-time NBA champion: 1991-93, 1996-98 (all with Chicago Bulls) 6 NBA Finals appearances: 1991-93, 1996-98 5-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998[1][2] 10-time scoring champion: 1987-93, 1996–98[3] 3-time steals leader: 1988, 1990, 1993 3-time minutes leader: 1987-89 14-time NBA All-Star: 1985-93, 1996–98, 2002-03[4] 3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 1988, 1996, 1998[5] 6-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 1991-93, 1996-98[6] 1-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1987-88[7] 2-time IBM Award winner: 1985, 1989 11-time All-NBA selection: First Team: 1987-93, 1996-98[8][9] Second Team: 1985[8][9] 9-time 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-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1987, 1988[15] Runner-up in 1985 7-time 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 Magazines Top 50 Players of All-time[16] Ranked #1 by ESPN SportsCenturys 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) United States National Team 2x Olympic gold medals: 1984, 1992 Pan American Games gold medal: 1983 3x USA Basketball male athlete of the year: 1983, 1984 (with Sam Perkins), 1992 (as a part of the 1992 Olympic Team) College NCAA National Championship - University of North Carolina: 1981-82 3x 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 ACC Athlete of the Year: 1984 ACC Mens Basketball Player of the Year: 1984 2x The Sporting News College Player of the Year: 1983, 1984 2x Consensus First Team All-American: 1983, 1984 AchievementsEdit Plaque chronicling Jordans career achievements at the United Center. Total games: 1,264 (1,072 regular season, 179 postseason, 13 All-Star Game) Scored 0-10 points in 15 games (13 regular season, 2 All-Star Game) Scored 10+ points in 1,249 games (1,059 regular season, 179 postseason, 11 All-Star Game) Scored 20+ points in 1,106 games (926 regular season, 173 postseason, 7 All-Star Game) Scored 30+ points in 673 games (562 regular season, 109 postseason, 2 All-Star Game) Scored 40+ points in 212 games (173 regular season, 38 postseason, 1 All-Star Game) 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 Game) Recorded 241 double-doubles (201 regular season, 39 postseason, 1 All-Star Game) 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) NBA records and former recordsEdit Regular season Scoring Seasons leading the league in scoring: 10 (1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98)[18] Consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring: 7 (1986–87-1992–93)[18] Also holds second (see below) Tied Wilt Chamberlain Seasons leading the league in total points: 11 (1984–85, 1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98) 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)[18] Seasons averaging 30 or more points per game: 8 (1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96) Games scoring 30 or more points, career: 562 Games scoring 20 or more points, career: 926 Broken by Karl Malone Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 866, March 25, 1986 to December 26, 2001[18][19] 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). Consecutive points scored in a game: 23, vs. Atlanta Hawks, April 16, 1987[20] Occurred during the last 6:33 of second quarter (17 points) and first 2:12 of third quarter (6 points)[21] 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 Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 11 (1984–85, 1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98) Broken by Karl Malone in 2000 Oldest player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring: 35 years, 61 days (1997–98) 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)[22] 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 31,000 points: 1,011 games, achieved vs. Portland Trail Blazers, December 10, 2002 Fewest games played to reach 32,000 points: 1,059 games, achieved at Golden State Warriors, March 23, 2003 Field goals Seasons leading the league in field goals made: 10 (1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98)[23] Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goals made: 7 (1986–87-1992–93)[23] Also holds second (see below) Seasons leading the league in field goal attempts: 9 (1986–87-1987–88, 1989–90-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98)[23] Free throws Free throws made, half: 20, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992[24] Free throws made, quarter: 14, twice[24] 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
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