How many seasons did Michael Jordan play? His greatest season, career stats, championships, MVPs, All-NBA teams

How many seasons did Michael Jordan play? His greatest season, career stats, championships, MVPs, All-NBA teams

Steve Njuguna
April 20, 2023 at 7:56 AM

Michael Jordan's brilliance on the basketball court endeared him to millions of fans worldwide. We hear his name all the time whenever the NBA is mentioned. But how many seasons did Michael Jordan play in the NBA and US national team?

Jordan is one of the greatest players of all time
Michael at a past basketball event. Photo by Joseph Darwal
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Jordan was already a highly-rated prospect while he was still in school. He got drafted into a Chicago Bulls franchise that had not tasted success since its inception in 1966.

Profile and bio summary

Full names

Michael Jeffrey Jordan

Date of Birth

February 17, 1963

Age

60 (2023)

Gender

Male

Height in feet

6 ft 6

Height in centimetres

198 cm

Weight in kilograms

98 kg

Weight in pounds

216 lb

Marital status

Married

Children

4

Profession

Basketball player, Basketball executive

High School

Emsley A. Laney high school

College

University of North Carolina

Year drafted into the NBA

1983

Year of retirement

2003

NBA Teams during playing career

Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards

NBA teams he's managed as an executive

Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets

NBA Hall of Fame induction

2009 (individual) 2010 (As part of the USA dream team)

Social Media

None

Net worth

$2 billion

Michael Jordan's high school career

He attended the Emsley E. Laney high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, where he was a three-sport athlete, playing basketball, baseball, and football.

Michael Jordan's college career

Michael was recruited by the University of North Carolina, where he studied cultural geography. He won the 1982 NCAA tournament, scoring the winning shot in the final against Georgetown. Michael graduated in 1986, three years after being drafted into the NBA.

How many seasons did Michael Jordan play basketball?

If we start counting from his college career in 1981, Michael Jordan played 20 seasons of basketball. His playing career was only interrupted by his two retirements between 1993 and 1995 and 1998 -2001.

How many seasons did michael jordan play with the wizards?
MJ's career was spread out over four decades. Photo by G Fiume
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How many seasons did Michael Jordan play with the Bulls?

After the Bulls selected him in the 1983 draft, Michael played 15 consecutive years with the team before his first retirement in 1993. He made a comeback in 1995 and played three more seasons with the Bulls, making it 18 seasons and 6 NBA championships. He was also the NBA Rookie of the Year in his first season in the league.

How many seasons did Michael Jordan Spend with the Bulls?
Mike played the bulk of his NBA career with the Bulls. Photo by Brian Bahr
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How many seasons did Michael Jordan play with the Wizards?

After becoming a part owner of the Washington Wizards in 2000, Mike spent two seasons playing for the team between 2001-2003.

How many seasons did Michael Jordan play all 82 games?

According to Statmuse.com, Michael Jordan played all 82 games in 15 NBA seasons.

How many seasons did Michael Jordan play all 82 games?
Jordan was relatively injury free throughout his career. Photo by Bettman
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How many seasons did Michael Jordan play baseball?

He played baseball for two seasons with the Chicago White Sox during his hiatus from the NBA between 1993-1995.

How many seasons did michael jordan play baseball?
Jordan had previous experience in baseball during his high school career. Photo by Eugene Garcia
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How many scoring awards did Michael Jordan win?

Mike garnered a total of ten NBA scoring titles over his playing career. This remains a league record. Mike also has 3 NBA steals leader titles.

How many MVPs did Michael Jordan win?

Jordan was named the NBA's regular season most-valuable player five times over his career. This feat is second only to Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who was named six times. The NBA renamed the award in honour of Jordan from the 2021-22 season.

The postseason version of the award, the NBA finals MVP was won by Mike 6 times.

How many MVPs did Michael Jordan win?
Jordan with the 1996 MVP award. Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein
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Which was Michael Jordan’s greatest season?

Mike's best season was the 1990-91 season when he won his first NBA title. He won the league MVP title and the scoring title.

How many All NBA teams did Michael Jordan win?

Mike was named to the All-NBA first team 10 times.

How many all defensive teams did Michael Jordan make?

Michael made 9 NBA All defensive teams during his career.

Michael Jordan's career stats

Category

Statistics

NBA championships

6 titles

NBA MVP titles

5 titles

NBA finals MVP titles

6 titles

NCAA titles

1 title

Olympic gold medals

2 titles

NBA All-Star selections

14 selections

NBA scoring titles

10 titles

NBA Slam Dunk Champion

2 titles

NBA steals leader

3 titles

Jordan is an icon of the game of basketball and one of the world's most easily recognisable sports personalities. That is why it is important to answer the question of how many seasons did Michael Jordan play and his various achievements.

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Steve Njuguna
Steve Njuguna is a media professional with close to a decade of experience in the sports media industry. He has previously worked as a sports journalist with Bamba Sports TV, Vybez Radio and The Nairobian newspaper.