Top 100 Big Men Who Couldn't Stop Michael Jordan From Scoring
How did Michael Jordan average 30.1 points for his entire career?
He scored on everyone, especially big and tough defenders, who were 6'7" and over.
This is a list of guys from 1984 to 2003 that the GOAT scored on. They were all tough defenders and since you could hand check back then, it was tougher for him to score on these physical players.
So much for Jordan not having great small competition, when we all knew he took it to the hole.
These are not exactly in order, but we go from OK to great defenders who could not stop MJ; all bigger than he was (MJ was 6'5")
100 - Alex English - 6'8" 210
99 - Jerrod Mustaf - 6'10" 238
98 - Dominique Wilkins - 6'7" 200
97 - Chris Gatling 6'10" 220
96 - Mike Gminski - 6'11" 250
95 - Brad Daugherty - 7'0" 245
94 - Kiki Vandeweghe - 6'8" 220
93 - Wayman Tisdale - 6'9" 240
92 - Joe Barry Carroll - 7'0" 225
91 - Larry Johnson - 6'7" 250
90 - Tom Chambers - 6'10" 220
89 - John Salley - 6'11" 230
88 - Magic Johnson - 6'8" 215
87 - Larry Bird - 6'9" 220
86 - Sam Perkins - 6'9" 235
85 - Grant Long - 6'8" 225
84 - Rasheed Wallace - 6'10" 225
83 - George Gervin - 6'7" 180
82 - Kenny 'Sky' Walker - 6'8" 210
81 - Dale Ellis - 6'7" 205
80 - Penny Hardaway - 6'7" 209
79 - Tyrone Hill - 6'9" 240
78 - Orlando Woolridge - 6'9" 215
77 - Greg Ostertag - 7'2" 280
76 - 'Hot Rod' Williams - 6'11" 240
75 - Elton Brand - 6'8" 255
74 - Bo Outlaw - 6'8" 240
73 - Pervis Ellison - 6'9" 240
72 - Cliff Robinson - 6'10" 240
71 - Andrew Lang - 6'11" 250
70 - Ervin Johnson - 6'11" 240
69 - Jack Sikma - 7'0" 240
68 - Buck Williams - 6'10" 235
67 - Michael Cage - 6'9" 245
66 - 'Mr. Mean' Larry Smith - 6'8" 245
65 - Julius Erving 'Dr. J' - 6'7" 210
64 - Christian Laettner - 6'10" 245
63 - Frank Brickowski - 6'9" 235
62 - Thurl Bailey - 6'11" 240
61 - Oliver Miller - 6'9" 300
60 - Shawn Marion - 6'7" 210
59 - Terry Cummings 6'9" 235
58 - Jayson Williams 6'10" 245
57 - Kevin Duckworth 7'0" 250
56 - Cliff Levingston - 6'8" 210
55 - Juwan Howard - 6'9" 235
54 - Kevin Willis 7'0" 245
53 - Armon Gilliam 6'9" 245
52 - Bill Walton 6'11" 235
51 - Antonio Davis 6'9" 250
50 - Dale Davis 6'10" 245
49 - Artis Gilmore 7'3" 245
48 - Horace Grant 6'10" 245
47 - Charles Oakley 6'9" 245
46 - Anthony Mason 6'7" 250
45 - Charles Smith 6'10" 245
44 - Otis Thorpe 6'10" 245
43 - Shawn Bradley 7'6" 260
42 - Yao Ming 7'5" 278
41 - Gheorghe Muresan 7'7" 296
40 - James Worthy 6'9" 225
39 - Rik Smits 7'4" 260
38 - Ralph Sampson 7'4" 245
37 - Roy Tarpley - 7'0" 245
36 - Jermaine O'Neal 6'11" 250
35 - Jerome Kersey - 6'7" 230
34 - Xavier McDaniel - 6'7" 234
33 - Chris Webber 6'9" 245
32 - Andrei Kirilenko 6'9" 230
31 - Kevin Martin 'K Mart' - 6'9" 230
30 - Antonio McDyess - 6'9" 230
29 - Danny Manning - 6'10" 245
28 - Shawn Kemp - 6'10" 260
27 - Theo Ratliff - 6'10" 235
26 - Karl Malone 6'9" 260
25 - Robert Parish 7'0" 244
24 - James Edwards 6'11" 245
23 - Benoit Benjamin 7'0" 280
22 - Vlade Divac 7'1" 240
21 - Tyson Chandler 7'2" 259
20 - Tree Rollins 7'1" 250
19 - Mark Eaton 7'4 285
18 - Manute Bol 7'6" 220
17 - Kevin Garnett 6'11" 235
16 - Rick Mahorn 6'9" 255
15 - Kevin McHale 6'10" 245
14 - Larry Nance 6'10" 245
13 - Moses Malone 6'10" 250
12 - Tim Duncan 7'0" 243
11 - Marcus Camby 6'11" 242
10 - Dikembe Mutombo 7'2" 245
9 - Patrick Ewing 7'0" 245
8 - Bill Laimbeer 6'11" 252
7 - Shaquille O'Neal 7'1" 310
6 - Kareem Abdul Jabbar 7'2" 265
5 - David Robinson 7'1" 255
4 - Ben Wallace 6'9" 250
3 - Alonzo Mourning 6'10" 260
2 - Dennis Rodman 6'7" 228
1 - Hakeem Olajuwon 6'11" 251
Did any of these guys ever effectively stop Jordan from scoring? No. Many times though, these guys slowed Jordan down enough for the Bulls to lose. MJ is 6-0 in the Finals and a 10-time scoring champ, so he was not stopped often at all. He also has the highest regular season and playoff scoring averages EVER!
