IMO Kareem had the better career bcuz you have to include his dominance in high school and college. He was the main focus in three different dynasties. ( Power Memorial Academy,UCLA, Lakers) Jordan was the better player bcuz he impacted his team more. If MJ had a good game the Bulls usually won. It's that simple. His heart, work ethic and clutch performances is on some level 10 shit. He worked his ass off to get to that level of dominance. Kareem was able to dominate bcuz of his size mostly. Especially in high school and college. Not that it is a knock against him. While MJ was just more talented and skilled than his competition.
5 seconds on the clock. Are you gonna pass to Kareem or are you gonna let MJ take the shot?
Houston Mitchell of The Los Angeles Times researched the number of game-winning shots that Jordan had made in his NBA career. Mitchell discovered that Jordan had made 22 game-winners, and add three more from '97-98 -- culminating with his championship-winner in Game 6 of the Finals -- for a total of 25. Twenty-four were in the last 10 seconds of games (one was with 22 seconds left) and eight were at the buzzer. And those are only the NBA game-winning shots -- the list does not include Jordan's 16-foot jumper with 15 seconds left in North Carolina's 63-62 victory over Georgetown in the 1982 NCAA championship game.
Also not included is his games with the Wizards. And also fuck him for that shot against Georgetown.
MJ is the goat player.