As soon as MJ put a step off the court after his secondretirement, everybody started to look for the "next Jordan". KobeBryant, Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Allen Iverson, KevinGarnett and more recently Lebron James and Dwyane Wade aresome of his "heirs".Most of these players have already shown that although theyare great they will never be at Jordan's level.
The hyper-advertised James looks better every season and hisnumbers are amazing but also has a long way to go to prove he has the attitude,in fact because of his stats and style he's now being compared with OscarRobertson than with MJ. And talking about attitude, Kobe Bryant willnever have Jordan's numbers but he's on the same page when we talkabout competitiveness and the desire to show he is the best. It is almost impossiblefor Bryant to match MJ's awards and career point averages but he isthe only one on this list (and in NBA history) who has matched Jordan andChamberlain in scoring streaks (40+ points, 50+ points, etc) and he evenscored 81 points in one game. He also has 5 championships, some yearsahead, and has proved he's capable to lead a team to the title withoutShaquille O'Neal.
Note: current players’ stats include 2010-11 NBA season andplayoffs.
Basic Data
|
Michael Jordan
|
Kobe Bryant
|
Lebron James
|
Dwyane Wade
|
Vince Carter
|
Tracy McGrady
|
Allen Iverson
|
Kevin Garnett
|
NBA Seasons
|
15
|
15
|
8
|
8
|
13
|
14
|
14
|
16
|
NBA Championships
|
6
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Finals Played
|
6
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
Olympic Medals
|
2 Gold
|
1 Gold
|
1 G. / 1 B.
|
1 G. / 1 B.
|
1 Gold
|
-
|
1 Bronze
|
1 Gold
|
Nickname
|
His
Airness |
Black Mamba
|
King James
|
Flash
D-Wade |
Vinsanity
|
T-Mac
|
The Answer
|
The Big Ticket
|
Teams
|
Bulls, Wizards
|
Lakers
|
Cavaliers, Heat
|
Heat
|
Raptors,
Nets, Magic, Suns, Mavericks |
Raptors, Magic, Rockets, Knicks, Pistons, Hawks
|
76ers, Nuggets, Pistons, Grizzlies, 76ers
|
T-wolves, Celtics
|
Jersey Numbers
|
23 / 45
|
8 / 24
|
23 / 6
|
3
|
15 / 25
|
1 / 3
|
3 / 1
|
21 / 5
|
Honors and Awards
|
Michael Jordan
|
Kobe Bryant
|
Lebron James
|
Dwyane Wade
|
Vince Carter
|
Tracy McGrady
|
Allen Iverson
|
Kevin Garnett
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
| |
6
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| |
10
|
9
|
5
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
3
|
4
| |
All-NBA 2nd Team
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
All-NBA 3rd Team
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
9
|
9
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9
| |
All-Defensive 2nd Team
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
| |
10
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
4
|
-
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| |
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
| |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
| |
yes
|
no
|
yes
|
no
|
yes
|
no
|
yes
|
no
| |
Season Stats
|
Michael Jordan
|
Kobe Bryant
|
Lebron James
|
Dwyane Wade
|
Vince Carter
|
Tracy McGrady
|
Allen Iverson
|
Kevin Garnett
|
Total Games
|
1,072
|
1,103
|
627
|
547
|
925
|
886
|
914
|
1,195
|
Points per Game
|
30.1
|
25.3
|
27.7
|
25.4
|
22.2
|
20.4
|
26.7
|
19.5
|
Rebounds per Game
|
6.2
|
5.3
|
7.1
|
5.1
|
5.2
|
5.8
|
3.7
|
10.7
|
Assists per Game
|
5.3
|
4.7
|
7.0
|
6.3
|
4.0
|
4.6
|
6.2
|
4.1
|
Steals per Game
|
2.3
|
1.5
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
2.2
|
1.3
|
Field Goal Percentage
|
.497
|
.454
|
.479
|
.485
|
.445
|
.435
|
.425
|
.498
|
3-Point Percentage
|
.327
|
.339
|
.329
|
.292
|
.374
|
.337
|
.313
|
.282
|
Free Throw Percentage
|
.835
|
.837
|
.744
|
.769
|
.797
|
.747
|
.780
|
.788
|
Total Points
|
32,292
|
27,868
|
17,362
|
13,908
|
20,520
|
18,108
|
24,368
|
23,323
|
Total Rebounds
|
6,672
|
5,829
|
4,451
|
2,783
|
4,811
|
5,122
|
3,394
|
12,819
|
Total Assists
|
5,633
|
5,154
|
4,364
|
3,472
|
3,697
|
4,051
|
5,624
|
4,890
|
Total Steals
|
2,514
|
1,653
|
1,079
|
973
|
1,089
|
1,120
|
1,983
|
1,608
|
Playoffs Stats
|
Michael Jordan
|
Kobe Bryant
|
Lebron James
|
Dwyane Wade
|
Vince Carter
|
Tracy McGrady
|
Allen Iverson
|
Kevin Garnett
|
Total Games
|
179
|
208
|
92
|
87
|
56
|
38
|
71
|
105
|
Points per Game
|
33.4
|
25.4
|
28.0
|
25.9
|
23.3
|
28.5
|
29.7
|
19.6
|
Rebounds per Game
|
6.4
|
5.1
|
8.4
|
5.7
|
6.2
|
6.9
|
3.8
|
11.1
|
Assists per Game
|
5.7
|
4.8
|
7.0
|
5.6
|
4.5
|
6.2
|
6.0
|
3.8
|
Field Goal Percentage
|
.487
|
.448
|
.460
|
.483
|
.415
|
.430
|
.401
|
.472
|
3-Point Percentage
|
.332
|
.335
|
.323
|
.327
|
.312
|
.301
|
.327
|
.298
|
Free Throw Percentage
|
.828
|
.815
|
.746
|
.789
|
.788
|
.756
|
.764
|
.782
|
Total Points
|
5,987
|
5,280
|
2,578
|
2,251
|
1,303
|
1,084
|
2,111
|
2,058
|
Total Rebounds
|
1152
|
1,061
|
774
|
499
|
348
|
261
|
273
|
1,170
|
Total Assists
|
1022
|
988
|
643
|
486
|
252
|
236
|
425
|
404
|
Total Steals
|
376
|
294
|
152
|
143
|
75
|
51
|
147
|
141
|
Other Data
|
Michael Jordan
|
Kobe Bryant
|
Lebron James
|
Dwyane Wade
|
Vince Carter
|
Tracy McGrady
|
Allen Iverson
|
Kevin Garnett
|
14
|
13
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
7
|
11
|
14
| |
3
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
| |
Season Triple Doubles
|
28 *
|
17
|
32
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
16
|
Playoffs Triple Doubles
|
2
|
-
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
* Michael Jordan's triple doubles detail: 28 triple doubles in Regular Season, 2 triple doubles in Playoffs and 1 triple double in All-Star game (the only one in All-Star Game history) / The other players data only show triple doubles in regular season * All-Star Games shows how many times the player was selected for the ASG. | ||||||||
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