Michael Jordan played basketball for the Chicago Bulls, wore number 23 and played the guard position; Michael Jordan first retired in 1993 after the Bulls won their third championship, and he played professional baseball. He returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and played the last 17 games of the 1994-95 regular season. As of November 2026, he played 15 seasons in the NBA, for two teams, the Bulls and the Wizards. His six NBA titles came in two groups of three in a row: 1991 to 1993, then 1996 to 1998.

The 1995-96 Bulls went 72-10, then swept the Orlando Magic 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals; Michael Jordan won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 1995-96, averaging 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists a game. In the 1996 Finals the Bulls beat the Seattle SuperSonics four games to two, and Jordan averaged 27.3 points as Finals Most Valuable Player. The Bulls won the NBA title in 1996. The 1996-97 Bulls went 69-13 and beat the Miami Heat four games to one in the Eastern Conference Finals; the Bulls won the NBA title in 1997, beating the Utah Jazz in the Finals, and Michael Jordan averaged 32.3 points a game in the 1997 Finals against Utah and was named Finals MVP.

The 1997-98 Bulls went 62-20 and needed seven games to beat the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals; Michael Jordan won the MVP award in 1997-98, averaging 28.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists a game. The Bulls won the NBA title in 1998, beating the Utah Jazz in the Finals. In the 1998 Finals Michael Jordan averaged 33.5 points a game as Finals MVP. Michael Jordan was the Finals MVP in each of the six Finals the Bulls won.

As of November 2026, Michael Jordan won the NBA Most Valuable Player award five times and the NBA scoring title 10 times. As of November 2026, over his NBA career, he averaged 30.1 points a game. As of November 2026, he has won more NBA Finals MVP awards than anyone else.

Words to know

• swept: won every game
• Finals: title series
• retired: stopped playing
• assists: passes that score