He Holds the Record for Career Regular Season and Playoff Scoring Average
Even after retiring from the NBA after 15 seasons, Michael Jordan has remained remarkably consistent (albeit he has naturally slowed down while playing for Washington). He is more than simply a goal scorer, but what makes him such a dangerous player is his ability to get the ball into the box.
Bird called him "God dressed as Michael Jordan" when he set a single playoff record of 63 points against the Boston Celtics on April 20, 1986. Jordan finished with 5,987 points overall in the elimination rounds, which is the second-highest total among all NBA playoff scoring leaders. A 2000 IMAX documentary named Michael Jordan for Max focused on Jordan's time playing for the Chicago Bulls, particularly the 1998 NBA Finals.
He currently holds the records for the regular season GPA (30.12 PPG) and the playoffs (33.45 PPG), respectively. Jordan is an amazing illustration of this, as he develops an almost unstoppable after-game when he loses part of his speed and explosiveness. A truly excellent goal scorer will be able to react and score in a variety of ways.
This helped him continue to score goals throughout his career and helped him average more than the likes of LeBron, Kobe, Iverson, Shaq, Bird, Wilkins, and even Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain.
