![]() In the week leading up to the conference-opener against West Virginia, coaches and players talked extensively about the physicality and challenge the Mountaineer front seven would provide. As much as head-to-head matchups can prove to be meaningless in debates, it is still a fun stat to look at who had the worst luck against an all-time great.If KU football had any chance of pulling an upset in Morgantown, the offensive line would have to make a statement with their performance. That is just the way it worked when you battled with the greatest to ever do it. If you got the best of him once, you could expect an all-time great performance the next time you saw him. He was the ultimate winner, leader, scorer, and soul crusher. There are only a handful of players in NBA history that can say they own a winning record against Jordan. The point is it didn’t matter who you were, Michael Jordan was going to find a way to will his team to victory more often than not. In 48 games head-to-head with Dominique Wilkins, Jordan notched victories 62.5% of the time. In 56 games against Reggie Miller, Jordan and the Bulls won 64.3% of the time. In 70 games against Patrick Ewing and the Knicks, Jordan won 70.0% of the time. Jordan sported some great winning percentages against Hall of Famers as well. The players above that Michael Jordan has undefeated records against are not ones that jump off the page and make you say “Wow! Jordan dominated the greats!”. ![]() Jordan’s Dominance On The Court Is Not Limited To Big Names He averaged 11.3 PPG and 6.8 APG on 45.5% shooting from the field. Jordan and the Bulls won all 16 matchups while Richardson struggled. In 16 games against Richardson, Jordan averaged 29.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 6.0 APG, and 1.9 SPG. He followed it up in 1992 with 16.5 PPG and 8.4 APG in 82 games played once again. In 1991 with Minnesota, Richardson averaged 17.1 PPG and 9.0 APG on the season in 82 games played. Richardson was a decent point guard in the early 90s for the Timberwolves, Pacers, and Clippers. Michael Jordan also had a perfect 16-0 record versus point guard Pooh Richardson. Jordan met Gatling 6 times in the postseason as well and was victorious in all 6 meetings. MJ’s opponent had some success too as he averaged 12.9 PPG and 5.7 RPG in the matchups. Jordan averaged 30.2 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 4.8 APG, and 2.1 SPG in his 16 wins versus Gatling. He averaged 19.0 PPG and 7.9 RPG in the 1996-97 season for the Mavericks and Nets. Gatling was a 1st round pick to the Warriors in 1991 and earned an All-Star appearance in 1997. Michael Jordan also went 16-0 against Chris Gatling during his NBA Career. Most of the games were when Douglas was with the Heat early in his career in 19 when Jordan was at his very best and it showed. Douglas started 20 of those contests and averaged 10.4 PPG, 5.0 APG, and 1.3 SPG. In 30 games against Douglas, Jordan averaged 29.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 4.4 APG, and 2.1 SPG on 53.3% shooting. Douglas’ presence in the East had him crossing paths with Michael Jordan more often than he had hoped. Sherman Douglas played 12 seasons with 5 different teams in his career, including the Heat, Celtics, Bucks, Nets, and Clippers. Nevertheless, Jordan has an undefeated record of at least 9-0 against 13 players throughout his NBA career. This list is not exactly a list of All-Star talent that furthers the GOAT conversation in Jordan’s favor. individual players.Ĭondition: Players must have played at least 9 games vs. ![]() Here are Michael Jordan’s best head-to-head records vs.
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