Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time, and it won an impressive 10 scoring champions. Many people believe that Michael Jordan should be elected as a regular season MVP in every season of his career, but Michael Jordan only won five regular season MVPs in his career NBA. Now it is time to review the MVP scores he received in every season of his career. Let's see if he is really worthy of the regular season MVP every season.
1984-85 season
1984-85 season, Michael Jordan averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.4 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. Michael Jordan's MVP score this season was 134 points, ranking sixth. Michael Jordan just entered the league and played one of the greatest rookie seasons in NBA history. Leading the Bulls from a record of 27 wins and 55 losses last season to a record of 38 wins and 44 losses in the East. In his rookie season, Michael Jordan showed how efficient his offense is, shooting 51.5% from the field and 84.5% from free throws.
1985-86 season
1985-86 season, Michael Jordan averaged 22.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Michael Jordan's MVP score was 0 points this season. In the second season of his career, Michael Jordan only played 18 games, including 7 starts. But after playoffs came back, Michael Jordan's performance made Larry Bird call him a god disguised as Michael Jordan.
1986-87 season
1986-87 season, Michael Jordan averaged 37.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. Michael Jordan's MVP score this season was 449, ranking second. In his third season of his career, Michael Jordan won his first scoring title in his career, but lost to Magic Johnson's 733 points in the MVP rating.
1987-88 season
1987-88 season, Michael Jordan averaged 35.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. Michael Jordan's MVP score this season was 665, which also allowed him to win his first regular season MVP in his career. And this is probably the greatest regular season in Michael Jordan's career, because at that time he won the regular season MVP, defensive player of the year, scoring and dunking king, Michael Jordan showed his absolute dominance on both sides of the court.
1988-89 season
1988-89 season, Michael Jordan averaged 32.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, 2.9 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. Michael Jordan's MVP score this season was 598.8, ranking second. Head coach Doug Collins made a new decision, which was to let Michael Jordan try to be the team's point guard, which greatly increased his assists and also allowed us to see Michael Jordan who averaged 30+ accurate triple-double in the game in a season. However, it is quite a pity that Michael Jordan only scored 598.8 points in the MVP competition.
1989-1990 season
1989-1990 season, Michael Jordan averaged 33.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 2.8 steals and 0.7 blocks per game. Michael Jordan's MVP score this season was 564, ranking third. Because Phil Jackson is the head coach, and with teammates like Scotty Pippen , Michael Jordan averaged 33.6 points per game. Unfortunately, he only won third place in the MVP competition, losing to the number one magician Johnson and his second-ranked friend Charles Barkley . However, Michael Jordan also won the fourth scoring champion of his career this season.
1990-91 season
1990-91 season, Michael Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. Michael Jordan's MVP score this season was 891 points, ranking first.This season was Michael Jordan's first championship season in his career. He still performed well in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 53.9% and a free throw percentage of 85.1%, he averaged 31.5 points per game in the season.
1991-1992 season
1991-92Season, Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.9 blocks per game. Michael Jordan's MVP score this season is 900, ranking first in the MVP competition. In the season when he won his second career championship, Michael Jordan was elected the scoring leader for six consecutive seasons, with Michael Jordan shooting as high as 51.9% from the field and shooting more than 83% from free throws.
1992-1993 season
1992-93 season, Michael Jordan averaged 32.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 2.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. Michael Jordan's MVP this season was rated 565 points. Although Michael Joe averaged 32.6 points per game, shooting as high as 49.5%, he also won the seventh scoring leader in his career. However, this season he has been underestimated a lot in the regular season MVP competition.
1994-95 season
1994-95 season, Michael Jordan averaged 26.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. This season is Michael Jordan's first comeback after his first retirement. After returning from his first retirement, he only played 17 games. Relying on his 48.4% shooting percentage, Michael Jordan averaged 26.9 points per game. The MVP score of 17 games is 12 points, which also makes Michael Jordan rank 11th in the MVP competition.
1995-1996 season
1995-96Season, Michael Jordan averaged 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. This season, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to the NBA best record and the highest record of 72 wins and 10 losses in NBA history at that time. Michael Jordan also won the eighth scoring leader in his career. Michael Jordan's shooting percentage this season was 49.5% and his three-point shooting percentage was 42.7%. His efficient performance and excellent team record also made Michael Jordan the regular season MVP with an MVP score of 1,114 points.
1996-1997 season
1996-97 season, Michael Jordan averaged 29.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. This season, Michael Jordan won the ninth scoring champion of his career. Michael Jordan once again proved that he is the best player in the world. Michael Jordan's shooting percentage this season was more than 48%, three-point shooting percentage was 37%, and free throw shooting percentage was more than 80%. This efficiency also allowed Michael Jordan to score 957 points in the regular season MVP competition, but could only rank second.
1997-1998 season
1997-98Season, Michael Jordan averaged 28.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. In the 1997-98 season, Michael Jordan won his tenth scoring title, and ranked first in the regular season MVP competition with 1084 points.
2001-02 season
2001-02 season, Michael Jordan averaged 22.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.4 blocks per game. Michael Jordan, 38, has been missing the NBA game for three years. When he returns again, he can no longer be as unstoppable as before and becomes the king of the NBA game. However, Michael Jordan still finished 13th in the MVP competition with a 22.9 points per game, with a score of 16 points.
2002-03 season
2002-03 season, Michael Jordan averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. This is Michael Jordan's last season in the NBA career. The 39-year-old Michael Jordan was selected for the 14th All-Star lineup in his career, and averaged 20.0 per game with a shooting percentage of 44.5%. This season, Michael Jordan played 82 games, but his MVP score was 0.