Michael Jordan played 1,072 regular-season NBA games in his career.

He also appeared in 179 playoff games , bringing his total NBA games (regular season + playoffs) to 1,251.

Quick Scoop

  • Regular season games: 1,072.
  • Playoff games: 179.
  • Total NBA games: 1,251.
  • NBA seasons: 15 seasons between 1984 and 2003.

Mini breakdown

  • With the Chicago Bulls , Jordan played the bulk of those 1,072 regular-season games across 13 seasons.
  • With the Washington Wizards , he added two more seasons at the end of his career, including one season where he played all 82 games at age 39.

Extra angle: baseball detour

During his first retirement, Jordan played 127 games of minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons in 1994, which are not counted in his NBA totals.

Simple table of MJ’s NBA games

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Category Games
Regular season NBA games 1,072
Playoff NBA games 179
Total NBA games (RS + playoffs) 1,251
**TL;DR:** If you’re asking _“how many games did Michael Jordan play”_ and mean NBA regular season, the answer is **1,072 games** ; if you include playoffs, it’s **1,251 games**.

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