Viral Playoff Comparison Michael Jordan vs LeBron James Emerges

Viral playoff comparison Michael Jordan vs LeBron James emerges. These two have been part of numerous debates, and we’d just let the numbers do the talking.

ESPN released the docuseries focused on Jordan’s greatness and his six titles. The day before, LeBron reminded everyone about the postponed playoffs. This added fuel to the fire, and fans have reopened the GOAT debate. Is Playoff LeBron better than Playoff Jordan?

Jordan has 41.8 mins., 33.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.1 steals, 0.9 blocks, 3.1 TOs, 48.7 percent FGs, 82.8 percent FTs, 33.2 percent 3-point FGs.

LeBron has 42.0 mins, 28.9 points, 8.9 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.8 steals, 1.0 blocks, 3.6 TOs, 49.1 pct. FGs, 74.3 pct FTs, 33.2 percent 3-point FGs.

Go through these numbers, and you’d notice that Jordan and LeBron have similar stats. In some categories, Jordan is better than LeBron. In others, LeBron excels over Jordan.

Jordan has the all-time highest PER and Box Plus/Minus. He also has higher usage rate than King James. LeBron is better in VORP and Win Shares. His True Shooting Percentage is higher.

Michael Jordan vs LeBron James

When it comes to playoff records, LeBron holds more longevity records than Jordan. Both players had played 13 seasons, but LeBron has the advantage in games played 239-179. He has an excellent 60-game difference.

Here’s are LeBron’s career playoff records:

– Most minutes – 10,049

– Most points – 6,911

– Most 30-point games – 110

– Most 20-point games – 214

– Most 10-point games – 247

– Most field goals made – 2,457

– Most free throws made – 1,627

– Most steals – 419

 Jordan didn’t leave anything behind. He has a lot of playoff records to brag about, too.

– Most points in a playoff game – 63

– Most field goals made in a game – 24 (3 tied)

– Most consecutive field goals made in a game – 13 (see Finals performance)

– Most free throws made in a quarter – 13 (3 tied)

– Most points in a 3-game series – 135

– Most field goals made in a 3-game series – 53

– Highest free throw percentage (min. 15 attempts) in a 3-game series – 100 percent (15-for-15)

– Most points in a 5-game series – 226

– Most field goals made in a 5-game series – 86

– Most field goals made in a 6-game series – 101

Career

– Highest points per contest average (min. 25 games) – 33.45

– Most 50-point games – 8

– Most 40-point games – 38

– Only player to score 15+ points in every contest (min. 25 games) – 179 games

– Only player to stack straight 50-point games – scored 50 and 55 points in 1988 Eastern Conference First Round (Games 1 and 2)

– Most straight 20-point games – 60

– Most straight 15-point games – 179

– Most straight 10-point games – 179