Jordan had a great career that in many ways was still an enigma of what could have been in potentially 5 other seasons he stepped away and was still playing at a high level. This is our estimation, and I’ve highlighted those years in which we have filled in the blanks statistically. He was very durable, and we can connect the seasons with pretty strong confidence. ![]() I think it’s fairly easy to trace a believable career regression individually through all of his retired seasons for such a consistent player. Knowing how Jordan would do with the Wizards when healthy, and that he had a wrist injury during the regular season of the last dance. Even as 3 years removed from his last title with the Bulls and a somewhat diminished player, he was highly effective before his knee injury. Jordan was averaging 25.6ppg, 6.3rpg, 5.4apg, and the Wizards were 26-21 and had won 7 straight before he tore his meniscus and played on with it taking his statistics. When Michael Jordan came back at age 38 from retirement for the 2nd time after three years with the Wizards, he had a very strong start to the season. This is how the resume looks.ĭid Not Play (Minor League Baseball-Birmingham Barons) ![]() He is the only player to average over 30 points per game for his career at 30.1ppg, but that is likely helped some by not playing the final three seasons after his 1998 retirement with would have likely dropped it below 30ppg. Jordan is widely considered the greatest scorer of all time. With LeBron James breaking Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s NBA all-time scoring record, let’s consider how many more total points Michael Jordan could have potentially had if he never retired.
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