Anonymous said on 22/May/07
Jordan being shorter would make what he did even more impressive but considering Pippen's hair I don't see over 2 inches
Aphrodite said on 21/May/07
Annonymous,
It seems you are the only one who thinks Pippen is not taller by more than 2 inches in that picture. Just take a look at their shoulder even Pippen was leaning a bit. Maybe you are blinded by your too much love to your hero, Jordan.
Anonymous said on 20/May/07
I don't see that because I am considering Pippen's big hair.
lillo thomas said on 20/May/07
that picture shows me than mj is 6'5 at best . pippen look atleast 2 inches taller
Aphrodite said on 20/May/07
Pippen looks more than 2 inches taller in that picture.
Anonymous said on 19/May/07
This is the best picture you'll get and it shows MJ at 6'5 1/2-6'6 next to 6'7 Scottie Pippen
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Vegas said on 14/May/07
Rodman and Pippen are the same height and Jordan is 2" shorter
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Anonymous said on 13/May/07
I still say 6'5 1/2 for Jordan...that's what he looks like next to Pippen and Barkley
edd said on 13/May/07
so what if michael jordan is 6-5, his wingspan is more than 7 ft
Viper said on 12/May/07
Sounds 100 percent accurate to me Derek.
Derek said on 11/May/07
My dad is 6'3 1/2" and he said MJ is 6'5" tops. He also said Dennis Rodman is 6'6" and Scottie Pippen is 6'7", though the '92 Olympics had him at 6'5 3/4".
lilmama said on 10/May/07
he is so so tall and need to lose weight with that 4.75in. and the (195cm).please because i don't like people to be that tall like you!!!!!
Alex said on 10/May/07
Jordan could be as low as 6'4 and as high as 6'5, depending on how big his sneakers were when he got measured. He really doesn't look as short as 6'4 to me. I think he's gotta be like 6'5.
basketball23 said on 8/May/07
MJ was listed at the 92 olympics at 193 cm without shoes but i think his airness is about 194-195 cm...
John T said on 8/May/07
NBA players very often list themselves a tad taller than they actually are (for one reason, the taller they're perceived the more financially marketable they are). For most players, you can best estimate their real height by subtracting an inch or so from their listed height. Based on these comments, I guess that's even true for King Jordan.
Anonymous said on 7/May/07
He is every bit of 6'5 1/2 Here he is with 6'6 Julius Erving
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With 6'4 3/4 Charles Barkley
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Viper said on 7/May/07
Jordan can certaintly look as tall as 6-6, such as next to Tiger Woods.
Kid-Icarus said on 7/May/07
I really wish people on internet movie data base would stop changing his height from 6'5" back to 6'6". It's getting annoying.
lillo thomas said on 3/May/07
some people can look shorter or taller than they really are it just depends
of the body frame. in the case of jordan i asume that he is about 6'5 until
i see him in person because most players in nba are listed in their height in shoes.
Tom said on 2/May/07
I believe he can be 6-6. Because I'm 6-6 as well, and most people say that I'm 6-4. Maybe he just looks smaller.
Anonymous said on 28/Apr/07
Jordan is 6'5 1/2 which is the same as Bryant and Carter and an inch shorter than McGrady
Shmuel said on 24/Apr/07
Michael Jordan is 6'5 1/2. Because Scottie Pippen is 6'7 1/2 & pippen is every bit of 2 inches taller then Michael Jordan. Dennis Rodman is slightly under 6'7 and is about 1 inche and 1/2 over Michael Jordan. So it's safe too say Michael Jordan's height is about 6'5 or 6'5 1/2, but no shorter or taller then that
edd said on 9/Apr/07
MJ is 6-5 exact(barefoot). I saw a pic of him standing next to kobe. Kobe is about a quarter of an inch taller than Jordan. I guess kobe is 6-5 1/4 barefoot then.
Franco said on 9/Apr/07
i saw Michael Jordan he was visiting RIMINI in italy entering the hotel and managed to get his autograph, to be honest he was about 3cm taller than me.
keep in my i'm 6'4 so 6'5 in shoes, if he is 6'5 then 6'6 with shoes.
guess it makes sense.
Michael Jordan is 6'5
mask said on 5/Apr/07
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read carefully at the voice "physical stats"
Duhon said on 28/Mar/07
6'5" is the most legit listing. He was listed as that in the '84 olympics and in College.
scott69 said on 27/Mar/07
he's really 6'4 1/2"..... in the nba players are measured with their shoes on..... so he's 6'6 alright.. but with shoes... heck im 6'1, if i told ppl my height with shoes id b 6'2 or a lil taller. but i aint an nba playa, i just crush alot
In D.C. said on 27/Mar/07
I bumped into Michael Jordan at a Starbucks on L St, N.W. about four years ago now--the period of time when he was with the Wizards, whatever that was. To my shock, and the shock of those with me, I was exactly the same height as the man himself--possibly even a hair taller. I am exactly 6'4.5", and we were both wearing leather-soled dress shoes. There is no way on God's green earth that he is the 6'6" he was listed at in the NBA. The 6'5" of his college stats seems more reasonable....
Derek said on 24/Mar/07
Although I don't usually agree with Viper, I agree with him on this one. 6'5" and that's also what my dad said.
Ozzy said on 24/Mar/07
Dr J was listed most of the time at 6'6, 210 lbs.
Anonymous said on 23/Mar/07
Jordan is 6'5.5 same as Kobe and Vince Carter. He looks atleast that next to Dr. J
asfasf said on 23/Mar/07
i remembered dr julius was listed at 6'7' in his youth, he seemed that height, now i think lost 1 inch in latest pics
Viper said on 22/Mar/07
Jordan looks 6-5 for the most part.
Anonymous said on 21/Mar/07
Dr.J is 6'6 supposedly making Jordan look 6'6 there.
Anonymous said on 16/Mar/07
Jordan, Vince, Kobe are all 6'5.5-6'6 and T-Mac is 6'6.5
jake said on 14/Mar/07
6'3.5" for MJ is a little ridiculous. 6'4.5" min.
JL said on 13/Mar/07
I agree with A_Guy. If he was indeed 6'4, then the fact that he dominated everyone in the league and is that much more impressive.
I work for ISU Athletics and about a month ago Doug Collins (former Bulls coach) came down for the bradley game. Doug is a solid 6'6. 'Old school' 6'6 you might say and in pics MJ looked about in hair shorter than Doug and Doug himself told me that Michael was more 6'5 than 6'6 but close enough.
Gonzalo said on 13/Mar/07
Tall people who have stood next to Jordan say he isn`t under 6`5. I will ask my cousin (1`94) again how tall he looked to him in 1996. He said Jordan was his height. All this taalk of 1`92 for Joran sounds like a joke to me
A_Guy said on 13/Mar/07
I believe that he is 6'4" or 6'5". I discovered this page because I wondered if people noticed that he isn't 6'6" as well. I remember that when he returned to basketball during the mid-nineties, I was shocked at how small he appeared, even when he stood near players who were listed at 6'6". If he is 6'4", his accomplishments are only that much more impressive.
Random said on 12/Mar/07
Then at what age was jordan 6"2 ?
aerotive said on 9/Mar/07
I met Jordan back in 1994 at his restaurant. He's at least 6ft 5, very possibly 6ft 6.
asfasf said on 9/Mar/07
first, jordan listed 6'6' in nba cause his shoes on, without is 6'5'. I can't realize how many guys here put him at 6.3.5, for second why rodman should be shorter than scottie? I saw many bulls games in the past never looked to me any difference, they are in the same range of height, perhaps dennis got 1cm on scottie or two. In shoes they are in the 6'8' mark.°_°
Duhon said on 5/Mar/07
Chris that's a good point. i believe that's the case with many athletes and pro-wrestlers.
Chris said on 3/Mar/07
People have to remember that MJ spent more than a decade of his life jumping intensely up and down on hard surfaces...it's no surprise if some of the cartilage in his knees and elsewhere has shortened.
Anonymous said on 28/Feb/07
he's 6'5 with change. when it's all said and done hes 6'6 give or take half an inch. i was measured at 6'4.5 properly with my heels against the wall and head level when i was playing football and preparing for pro days. the nfl measurement procedure is very accurate.
Derek said on 28/Feb/07
Viper and deadman are right, 6'5".
deadman said on 28/Feb/07
ive met mj a few times...i went to the tip off luncheons for the bulls second set of championships, and he appeared 6'5. steve kerr was also probably the only athlete ive met that was actually the same height as he is listed. and i met barkley at the light nightclub in vegas, very personable and he was a little under 6'5. ill try to find pics from the luncheons...and i also have shots of mj coming out of the locker room area with rodman.
lillo thomas said on 28/Feb/07
anonymous mabe you are shorter than 6´4.5 because jordan cant be taller than 6´5. he is 1-1.5 inch shorter than 6´6 denis rodman and 2 inches shorter than 6´7 scottie pippen
Anonymous said on 27/Feb/07
anyone who says michael isn't 6'6 hasn't met him in person. I had the priveledge of doing so and I'm 6'4.5 and having stood next to and in front of him there is no way that he isn't 6'6
Viper said on 21/Feb/07
If hes an inch taller than Tom brady, then hes 6-5.
Duhon said on 20/Feb/07
I am 90% certain jordan is actually 6'5". i don't know where the 6'4" mark comes from? Dwyane wade is a legit 6'4" and jordan always looks taller comparativly to how wade looks next to his peers. as for brady nfl heights are very accurate.
sean said on 20/Feb/07
i don't know if anyone saw the michael jordan celebrity golf invitational on tv the other day but one of the scenes had jordan standing next to tom brady on a level ground and he was easily an inch taller than him. brady is legit 6'4 (he supposely measured at 6'4.25 at an nfl camp) and jordan clearly had at least an inch on him. if jordan is really 6'4.5 like some of you claim him to be, i don't think there would have been much of a height differential at all. i am not saying jordan is 6'6, but my guess is that he has to be at least 6'5. too bad i can't provide at photos to prove my point but i am just reporting what i saw.
mask said on 18/Feb/07
Duhon maybe you didn't realize that Kobe, Carter, Dominique and dr.J are all on the same line while Jordan is a bit more forward than them and to me left to right
6'4", 6'5", 6'7", 6'6" and 6'4" but as I say almost everytime: it's just my personal modest opinion!Most likely I'm wrong since I've never been in the states or even met one of these men in person. The only thing I did I spoke about two years ago with an italian nba commentator and asked him how tall are MJ and Shaq and he answered me: 214 cm for Shaq and then he said to me exactly that Jordan is between 190 cm and 195 cm about 192-3 cm cause he saw him in person more than once
Duhon said on 18/Feb/07
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Mj next to dr.j, dominique,vince and kobe.
He looks the same height as dr.j and about an inch shorter than domique.
Anonymous said on 15/Feb/07
Michael is taller than 6'3.5 I'd say he's 6'5 or 6'5 1/2
Viper said on 15/Feb/07
I thought that he was supposedly measured at 6-3.5 at the olympics. Or was that just rubbish? Somebody posted that here. Derek, Pippen is a legit 6-7, no way only 6-5 3/4.
Anonymous said on 14/Feb/07
6'5 is correct. That is his Olympic listing and he looks 6'5 next to 6'9 Karl Malone.
Derek said on 14/Feb/07
I don't get it either. My dad met MJ and he said 6'5", and considering my dad is a tad under 6'4", he can tell. It's not like he's 5'10" and over half a foot shorter. The Olympics measure them barefoot, and the 1992 Olympics has MJ at 6'5". Oddly enough, they had Scottie Pippen at 6'5 3/4".
Duhon said on 13/Feb/07
I know i dont get the 6'4.75 listing. the shortest i've seen jordan listed in official documents outside the nba is 6'5", in us olympic team listings. if kobe is listed at 6'5" i can't see how jordan would be below that?
Anonymous said on 12/Feb/07
He looks 6'5.5 here next to Charles Barkley who is 6'4.5
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Anonymous said on 10/Feb/07
I have a better question why is he listed at 6'4.75 instead of just 6'5. What's the difference?
J. said on 5/Feb/07
Rob, why is MJ listed so low? 6'4.75"? Really?
JT said on 4/Feb/07
Nice pic, Mask, except the photo has been spliced together. Everyone on the left half of the pic needs to be raised around an inch.
Jake W. said on 24/Jan/07
Its pretty much a fair pic IMO.
Anonymous said on 24/Jan/07
legend stopper in that olympic photo you can obviously see both jordan and magic are standing behind bird their not exactly shoulder to shoulder. the perceptiuon is making bird look taller compared to them.
Duhon said on 19/Jan/07
dwyane wade is 6'3 3/4" barefoot, Jordan is taller than that. and t-mac has grown at least an inch since he was drafted as an 18 year old.
nc said on 19/Jan/07
scottie pippen and larry bird examples of underated heights, dan peterson said larry bird is a true 6'10 and pippen 6'8, i believe him
asfasf said on 19/Jan/07
for mask: scottie pippen ever listed 6'7 but at the end his carrer turned on 6'8'. He got the same height of others legit 6'8 (tmac, grant hill etc)
Jordan maybe 6'5.5 but not 6'4.75, 6.5.5 in nba become 6'6. Plz don't show only photo where jordan got bad posture -.-
Duhon said on 18/Jan/07
I'm not sure where the 6'4.75 come from? but he was listed at 6'5" during the '82 olympics.
Gonzalo said on 12/Jan/07
I will say this again. My cousin was a professional basketball player, listed 1`94. And I can tell you he is that tall; I am still surprised at how tall he looks to me everytime I see him. He attended NBA finals in 1996 and he had the chance to see most of the players. He told me they were all much shorter than what he expected. He said Jordan was his height. That means in my opinion that Jordan was probably a tad taller but never shorter than him. I think Jordan is 1`95. To say MJ is 1`92 makes no sense to me. He towered over Morgan Freeman and Freeman is still close to 1`88 this days. 1`95 for Jordan seems accurate to me.
Talking about other guys: Robinson looked at least 2`13 next to at least 2`18 Arvidas Sabonis. In 1986 World Championship he was listed 2`11 but he didn´t look 7 or 8 cms shorter than Sabonis. Ans remember Robinson entered College at 2 meters. He still grew afterwards
Batfan said on 12/Jan/07
Well, we have to remember that, when he was on Chicago Bulls, he was announced as 6'6''. That may tell us something...
Anonymous said on 11/Jan/07
it's very difficult to say the real height of a man by photos. iam 6'1 but in some photo can seem 6'3' in other 6'0' etc. But to say jordan 6.3 it's insane cmon guys jordan at minimum will be 195/96cm! max 198cm not more not less
asfasf said on 9/Jan/07
wilt chamberlain tower all players i believe he was the one of few players listed barefeet height (wshoes on prolly 7'2 or 7'3) same for bill walton.
Most of nba players today listed with shoes on, imho.
asfasf said on 9/Jan/07
jordan seems quite short :$
asfasf said on 5/Jan/07
materazzi is a solid 193/194 cm, look him beside luca toni he is legit 6'5'', they are closed almost same height, i think jordan in his photo with him and figo is 1.5 inch taller, jordan (in sneakers certainly) he is 6'5.'' 6'6'' max
Philips said on 28/Dec/06
Have you heard that as a boy o 15 Jordan had only 175cm and he began to stretch??
aussie bloke said on 22/Dec/06
I hate to disagree with an expert, but Mike still looks 6ft5, put it this way, he towers over his 6ft2 son who is an NBA hopeful
Gonzalo said on 21/Dec/06
Legend Stopper, on what you base MJ is 6`4 and Steve Francis 6`1 1/2? Have you been close to both of them? Have you seen the video of Charles Barkley with Nirvana?
I have said this before: it is absurd to discuss heights when talking about basketball players. MJ is, according to you, two inches shorter than listed. It makes no sense. Remove one inch from the official height. MJ is 6`5
Derek said on 20/Dec/06
Walt Frazier has claimed he is 6'4", and when MJ walked past him during halftime of the Knicks/Bobcats game tonight, MJ was noticably taller. Looked at least 6'5".
Viper said on 12/Dec/06
Steve Francis is 6-2 Mask.
Jason said on 12/Dec/06
Materazzi was listed at 192cm in the World Cup this year.
Alex said on 10/Dec/06
He could be 6'4.5 though, 6'4.75 maybe too which would be rounded to 6'5 anyway. I don't know anyone really who goes around saying they are such and such and 3/4. Sounds cheesy.
Jake W. said on 9/Dec/06
195 cm is the best estimate for Jordan, I think all the picture evidence 194 cm min and 196 cm max. I think He's also a fraction of an inch taller than Barkley.
Ozzy said on 2/Dec/06
Hey Edu, what was the heights given for the other US players? I agree on 6-4 3/4 being correct.
Edu said on 2/Dec/06
Yes, i agree with the editor and with Doug. Michael Jordan is 6'4.75'' .And after have watched some more games of the "Dream Team" i'm 99.9% convinced that Jordan and Barkley have the same height, when they are together is impossible to distinguish who's taller...also Jordi Villacampa (Spain) and Drazen Petrovic (Croacia) are easily seen as at least as tall as Michael, sometimes they seem a bit taller...
Editor Rob
I think the 195cm as the olympics give is probably bang on accurate, add the 1.25 and there you have the 6ft 6 listing...
Edu said on 1/Dec/06
I've just watched the Spanish broadcast of some USA games in the 1992 Olympics at Barcelona and at the beginning of each game, when in the screen appears the initial line up, it is given the height of the players and, well, it seems that the American players were measured there in Spain...Michael Jordan height appears as 1.95m (which equals 6'4), so at least for me, Michael is definitively 2 inchs "shorter" than its listed NBA height. cheers
Editor Rob
1.95m is closer to 6ft 4 and 3/4.
Alex said on 21/Nov/06
Don't sometimes the basketball is only listed an inch above his barefoot height? I know some sneakers will only give an inch rather than 1.25-1.5 inches.
For example a guy who is 6'1 is 6'2 in sneakers they'll just list him at 6'2. Say if he's 6'1 barefoot then 6'2.25 in sneakers, now would he be listed at 6'2 or 6'3? I know they would round up but 6'2.25 is closer to 6'2 than 6'3.
Jordan I believe could very well be 6'5 barefoot and just listed an inch over his barefoot height. He does look a solid 6'5 guy.
Doug said on 16/Nov/06
6'4.75" is the best estimate.
Ozzy said on 15/Nov/06
HF: Agree to a certain point. But if you check recent year's rookie measurements, I came to the conclusion that the tallest a player measured at 6-7 is, is 6-6, that is, an inch shorter... a list of players measured at 6-6.5 (1,99m) wo shoes (Carmelo Anthony, Udonis Haslem, Adam Morrison, Ike Diogu) are all listed at 6-8 (2,03)... it seems to be trend to give a player his with-shoe-height, which in most cases seem to be an inch, and then round up.. it also depends which shoes the player is wearing, socks, insoles, etc... think I posted the NBA's policy on rounding up some time ago..
Edu said on 13/Nov/06
Hi
i don't know if anybody here has the "Ultimate Jordan" 2xDVD set, or more exactly the Jordan documentary "Air Time". I was watching it and suddenly there is a piece on the Dream team in the 1992 Olympics where Jordan and Barkley and just side by side chatting and i think it's almost the proof that those two guys have the same height. Charles looks sometimes not so tall maybe because he's much more "large" than Jordan. Everybody who owns the video can check what i'm saying by searching the images correspondent to the instants 41 minutes and 29 seconds. I have also a magazine, "Pro Basketball - The 50 Greatest", where it say that the real height (they use the word "real") of Barkley is 6'4. I bet that Jordan has at the most 1.96m. Please check the video.
Gonzalo said on 13/Nov/06
Jordan is 1`95 meters. 1`98 with shoes on. What more evidence you need after the pics with Ronaldinho or Materazzi? Anyway, wether he is 6`4, 6`5 or 6`5 he was the best player in History
Height Freak said on 12/Nov/06
On the full body pic with Barcelona football star Ronaldinho (who´s for certain 1.80m/1.81m tall), Jordan looks around 18 to 20 cm taller than him.
There´s certainly more accuracy in meters/centimeters than feet/inches, no every players height in feet and inches is exactly that. I know the NBA sets player´s height within a certain range: for example, a 6´6" player can be anyone who is in between 1.97m and 2.00m tall. So the height 6´6" has a this kind of range: <1.97m-1.98m-1.99m-2.00m> ()
But then again sometimes a player who is 2.00m tall can be set to 6´7", just because 2.00m is close enough to 2.01m. This is the reason for the so called "legit" and "non-legit" feet and inches heights. You never really know until you see the player in real life or in pic next to a person who you really know their height.
About the pic with Marco Materazzi (listed at 193cm), I´m not certain. I´ve seen Materazzi next to fellow italian goalkeeper Francesco Toldo (1.95m/1.96m) and they´re pretty much the same height, so perhaps Materazzi is slightly taller at 1.94m or 1.95 m. So in that case Jordan would be a legit 6´6" guy (probably on the short side of the range).
@mask
About the video, it seems that MJ himself doesn´t know for sure how tall Charles is! At the start of the video he mentions 1983 and refers to Barkley at about 6´"6. Then, he talks again about 1983 and talks about 6´4" (both Barkley and him). Later on when talking about Barkley guarding Kevin McHale he mentions (6´4"/6´5") and finishes metioning "A 6´5" guy".
1983--> A long time ago. I know that both Jordan and Barkley grew an inch (more or less) from their sophomore year at college to their rookie year at the nba. So I wouldn´t say that 6´6" is inaccurate for MJ.
RP said on 9/Nov/06
at the 1984 NBA rookie camp, Jordan was measured at 6-4 and 7/8 with out shoes. And weighed in at 196-lbs. So, with his sneakers on, he would have been right at 6-6. he also bulked up to 215-220 lbs in the mid-90's. at his last season with Washington he was 232-lbs.
Brad said on 6/Nov/06
I read in The Las Vegas Review he dropped 1 million on blackjack this past weekend.
Jake W. said on 1/Nov/06
Jordan looks around 6'5", maybe just a touch less next to Materazzi.
Chris said on 30/Oct/06
Jordan is leaning in that photo too.....
mojo said on 30/Oct/06
Jordan looks like he could be close to 6'6 in that picture with ronaldinho (the full body one), or maybe 6'5? MJ is leaning slightly.
Viper652 said on 16/Oct/06
Well, the guy was measured at 6-1 barefoot. Maybe you were standing on a higher elevation or he was slouching.
mojo said on 15/Oct/06
Viper652, I guess I could have been off an inch or so on certain players, as most of the time I only got to meet them for a few seconds. But I can tell you for a fact that Ben Gordan was not 6'1. Maybe 6'0 but definitely not a full 6'1. I'm exactly 6'1 and he was for sure shorter than me.
P.S. Thanks for the link. Those NBA players sure have long arms! My wingspan is only 2 inches taller than my height. Some of those guys have wingspans 7-8 inches longer!
leonari said on 14/Oct/06
CHRIS: YOU IDIOT!
Chris said on 13/Oct/06
I saw Michael in Newport Beach, CA walking along the beach barefoot and he was only 5'10" MAX. It's obvious his Jordan's give him an extra 2" and then he wears 4-5 inch lifts in those to give him his guestimated height. I saw him later that evening at an outdoor barbeque. He was wearing platformed flipflops. He was marginally taller than me at around 6'0" flat. You guys have to re-assess your estimations of him and his height needs to be corrected on this site. One of the best-kept secrets in 20th century sports.
Tim said on 11/Oct/06
Between 6'4.5 - 6'5 with 100% confidence.
Derek said on 9/Oct/06
My dad met him twice, the last time being around 1997. My dad is a fraction under 6'4", about 6'3 1/2" or 3/4" and he said MJ was 6'5". Really nice guy.
mask said on 27/Sep/06
hey guys look at this photo and tell me what you think:
Click Hereone more time rob!MJ is not even 6'5"!Magic is about 6'7" instead while Larry is 6'9" Mullin 6'5" Drexler 6'5" and Stockton 5'11" remember these are only my personal estimates but I believe I am not too far from the truth or not!?
TallKat said on 26/Sep/06
Michael Jordan is 6'4" tall. My husband was 3" taller than him at least. He looked like my dad standing next to my husband. My father is a tall 6'4".
Viper652 said on 23/Sep/06
mojo, Ben Gordon was measured at 6-1. Devin Harris was measured at just under 6-2. I have no idea why you see these guys being a lot shorter then they are. Uusually its the other way around for people.
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MyKat said on 21/Sep/06
I met Michael 6 times while be played baseball & shook hands once, and I'd guess he was taller than 6' 5", but figure in his shoes & 6' 5" might be close. Fun to watch him unfold himself from his sportscar.
mojo said on 16/Sep/06
My ex-girlfriend works for the Nike's Advertisement Department and I was lucky enough to meet a lot of NBA players before we broke up. I'm not sure how tall Jordan is...I met him 2 years ago but couldn't get a true grasp because it happened so fast and I'm only 6'1. I can definitely say he's taller than 6'4. But the NBA absolutely overstats the height of a lot of their players. For example, I met Bobby Jackson a few years back when he was on the Kings and he was noticably shorter than me. He's listed at 6'1 and I would say he's more about 5'10.5 or 5'11 at the most. I met Devon Harris of the Mavs just a couple months back and he is not taller than 6'0 even though he's listed at 6'3. Ben Gordan of the Bulls seriously seemed to be around 5'11...and he's listed at 6'3 also. I was really surprised at how short he was when I met him in NYC. I could be off an inch or so but he was definitely shorter than me. Mike Bibby seemed a legit 6'1 though...I met him at a niketown earlier this summer.
M. Jordan tha 2nd said on 6/Sep/06
Yeah Barkley did admit that he was 6'4.5 and Jordan is the same height as him.
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Jake said on 5/Sep/06
Barkley was the one who admited 6'4.5", (or was it just 6'4"...)
Viper652 said on 4/Sep/06
Since when did Jordan admit he is 6-4 1/2 Louie?? lol
KINGCARL said on 3/Sep/06
rodman was never listed at 6'9.the tallest he was listed at was 6'8. jordan is probably 6'4 1/2 because the NBA lists a lot of players two inches taller than they are. For instance, Nate Robinson is only 5'7 3/4, but the NBA list him at 5'9.
Randy said on 1/Sep/06
Come on Louie that pic you have isn't an accurate showing of how tall Jordan is. Just look at their feet. The camera angle makes it look as if Rodman's feet are about 4 inches above Jordan's which obviously isn't the case. So obviously because of the camera angle this is not evidence we should use to determine Jordan's real height. All the times I've seen them close up Jordan looks close to Rodman's height so I'd say 6'5" isn't a bad guess if Rodman is really 6'6".
Anonymous said on 27/Aug/06
that picture is not accurate at all! rodman and jordan aare standing on 2 opposite sides.. u cant tell whos taller from there.. come on.
Brad said on 18/Aug/06
Probably the boots, I never looked down to check. He was 6' 7" with me. Lean & mean in Burbank.
Jake said on 15/Aug/06
Jordan is obviously 6'4.5" - 6'5", just look at all the picture proof. He looks 2" shorter than Pippen, at least 1" shorter than Rodman, and 5" shorter than Bird.
Viper652 said on 15/Aug/06
You overestimated Rodman by an inch Brad. That is easy to do for a guy as tall as Rodman. A legit 6-6 guy can look 6-8 easily to a lot of people.
Brad said on 14/Aug/06
Rodman is 6' 7". Rarely does on top me at 6' 5", he did. Nice guy. Big time still in shape in '06.
someguy said on 8/Aug/06
Whatever. Rodmans 6'7''. I don't care what they said. I've seen him.
Alex said on 6/Aug/06
Kobe could be 6'5 and change. My friend is actually anywhere from 6'5-6'6, closer to 6'6 I am pretty sure of. When I see him I'd think Kobe would be at least the same height. when you get to 6'5-6'6 its tough to tell the difference.
Anonymous said on 6/Aug/06
Click Herepictures of NBA Players
John Stockton is 5 ft 11. 23
Clyde is 6 ft 4 1/2
Pippen is a legit 6 ft 7
Viper652 said on 5/Aug/06
Rodman is listed at 6-6. Hes not 6-7.
Louie John Buluran said on 5/Aug/06
Even Kobe admit he is 6 ft 5. 5 and not the 6-7 NBA Listed him....
Viper652 said on 5/Aug/06
Kobe has always looked 6-5 to me actually.
6-5 project dude said on 4/Aug/06
longrob you can't use the dang hand method to measure yourself, trust me your prolly 6'3 or under, you can't be taller than mj, b/c he is a half inch taller than me, and stop acting like you are hard when indeed you are not
someguy said on 4/Aug/06
The NBA listed Kobe as 6'7'' once, which is not true, and Dennis Rodman was 6'7'', definitely not 6'6''. This is the only website that says that MJ is 6'5''. I will never be convinced that he is. He's definitely taller than John Corbett who's listed as 6'5''. I mean come on, it's Michael Jordan. He's been listed 6'6'' ever since he started playing basketball in the NBA. Every website agrees with me.
Alex said on 4/Aug/06
Viper, I see Jordan at 6'5 flat. Kobe probably isn't 6'6 but he comes across as a 6'6 guy so much. Don't you agree?
Viper652 said on 4/Aug/06
Then how do you explain him looking at least an inch shorter than 6-6 Dennis Rodman, and 2 inches shorter than 6-7 Scottie Pippen. You cant, because he isnt 6-6.
someguy said on 3/Aug/06
Kobe is listed as 6'6'' on this web-site, and he looked as tall as Mike when he was still playing, so Mike is 6'6'', not 6'5''.
Viper652 said on 3/Aug/06
"MJ was Kobe's height when they played each other too."
Which confirms that MJ is 6-5. People need to realize this guy is not 6-6. I use to always think he was a legit 6-6 but its just not true.
someguy said on 2/Aug/06
Man MJ is 6'6'' legit. Pippen was always taller than Jordan, and if I remember correctly, he always looked taller than Michael. The height difference depended on the camera angel you saw them in. MJ was Kobe's height when they played each other too.
ed said on 2/Aug/06
If every one would take a look a the olympic photo's, you can clearly tell Jordan's as big as chris mullin ( listed at 6'7") and bigger as Clyde ( listed at 6'7"). so i geuss all players are about 6'5".
Viper652 said on 2/Aug/06
Jordan is no more than 6-5 flat for sure. Could be 6-4 1/2, but anything under that I just dont see.
Brad said on 1/Aug/06
He showed up to sign stuff at a Footlocker store in Aurora Colorado his rookie year. He was the same height as me 6'5". Not long after I ran into him in Vegas, yeah, 6'5" again.....then Vegas again almost 20 years later, yeah 6'5". Kobe is the one that is surprisingly taller than you'd expect.
Longrob said on 31/Jul/06
To 6'5 project dude- First of all I did measure myself correctly and I am 6'4 5/8. Your theory of MJ being 6'5 1/2 is obviously wrong because MJ is smaller than myself. You say you see him like every week, somehow I find that hard to believe so I doubt the validity of your story! Just accept the fact that Jordan is under 6'5. I don't know what you keep crying about. If he did what he did at about 6'4 instead of 6'6 how much more of a better player does that make him? As Jordan's measurement was in dress shoes and I was in Running Sneakers I would put Jordan at about 6'4 1/2!
6'5 project dude said on 30/Jul/06
well first off longrob, you dont know to correctly measure yourself. I also doubt the validity of your story. Second off, your prolly 6'3
Longrob said on 28/Jul/06
I just measured myself without shoes. I call myself 6'5 but I just measured 10 minutes ago at 6'4 5/8. I put a pencil on the top of my head and made a mark on the wall. I did it several times to make sure the pencil was level. I saw Clyde Drexler in Kansas City Airport and I was in a line right behind him. He was atleast an inch or 2 taller than me. The Vegas Statue deal is crap and I told them so. The manager took me over to a mark on a wall in red ink. He said that it was Jordan's and that he was wearing dress shoes. It was shorter than me by atleast an inch but I had on Running sneakers. I'm quite confused.
6-5 project dude said on 18/Jul/06
let the case be closed when i say 6'5 1/2, i see him like every week, he's got a half inch on me for sure
lillo thomas said on 18/Jul/06
Michael Jordan isnt 6'6 barefoot . he always look 2 inches shorter than Pippen
and Phill Jackson both 6'7 or at least 6'6 barefoot guys. But i think that he cant be only 6'4 . I think that Jordan is 6-5 barefoot and 6'6 in shoes
Viper652 said on 17/Jul/06
Kobe is 6-5
mask said on 17/Jul/06
Hey guys I post this comment here even if it's not about MJ in fact I'd like to speak about Kobe Bryant and I want to show how he could be a lot shorter than his listed height like 6'4.5"
now take a look to the official site of Dino Meneghin the best italian player of all time who was inducted in the hall of fame in 2003:
Click Here
check out this site and let the slide photos go on until you see a photo (taken maybe a few years ago)of Kobe very close to Dino who is actually 204 cm tall and you should clearly become conscious that Kobe could never be the 6'7" as nba list him at... isn't it?
john charles said on 16/Jul/06
michael jordan cant be 6'5 1/2 tall because like i said before my friend is 6'6
barefoot and i saw my friend standing very close to jordan and Mj look clearly
2 inches shorter .
Viper652 said on 16/Jul/06
Im not sure I can buy the 6-5 1/2 for Jordan, though Id say its closer to the truth then the ridiculous 6-3 1/2 claims for him.
6-5 project dude said on 15/Jul/06
yea, he is 6'5 1/2 trust me, me and him got measured, i know him personally
Duhon said on 14/Jul/06
6'5 without shoes olympics:
Click Here official olympic height listings are done without shoes here MJ is listed at 6'5". Therefore in shoes it is verye asy to assume he is 6'6"+
M. Jordan tha 2nd said on 14/Jul/06
Charles Barkley admitted that he was 6'4 1/2. Jordan and Barkley were practically the same height!
6'5 project dude said on 14/Jul/06
Jordan and i played a game of bball a couple of years, and i'm 6'5, and he was bout a good half inch over me, he still got them ups, i also seen his son there to. Poor kid didn't inherit his pops tall genes, the kid's prolly 5'10-5'11, i also saw that jordan has pretty small feet for his size, he wears a size 13, i mean he should be atleast a size 14. So my verdict is that jordan's 6'5 and 1/2
john charles said on 13/Jul/06
michael jordan isnt more than 6'4 tall my friend is a legit 6'6 guy and standing very close to jordan look about 2 inches taller
Viper652 said on 10/Jul/06
Jordan is only 1.5 inches shorter Max then 6-6 Dennis Rodman.
megatron said on 9/Jul/06
if ur a hockey fan too you wuold know jordan is good friends with hockey legend mario lemieux who is 6-4. they play golf together, jordan looks too have an inch over mario
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Viper652 said on 8/Jul/06
6-3 1/2 is to low for MJ. Hes no shorter then 6-4 1/2.
mask said on 8/Jul/06
Mj is 6'3.5" w/o shoes and 6'4.75" w/ shoes end of question to me:
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look at this list he was already 21 and is listed at 6'5" that most probably is his in shoes height cause he has just been picked for playing in nba so it's so easy to understand MICHAEL HIS AIRNESS JORDAN is actually 192 CM OR 6'3.5"
Joe said on 7/Jul/06
Players sometimes exaggerate their heights in order to play in a cetain postion, e.g Cahrles barkley listed himself st being 6'6 and even 6'8 even though his true height is 6'4.5. This is because he wanted to play power forward.
Anonymous said on 28/Jun/06
I many not all, ur photo looks good , but i have seen a back to back of pip and mike that was taken for a mag and trust me on this, he looks to be exactly an inch shorter then pip, i dunno maybe he always stands on his tippy toes without n e 1 noticing, i no one guy who says hes six four, but thats when hes standing on his toes the eejit, hes only like 6'2 for real
Jake said on 27/Jun/06
Does this look like camera effects have anything to do with it?
Click HereJordan is 6'4.5" - 6'5".
mask said on 27/Jun/06
Duhon maybe the photo is this:
Click HereI think you could be right because to me there are about 35 cm differential between them with MJ at 192-5 cm and Yao at 227-8 cm
joe said on 24/Jun/06
Guys wat ur all forgetting about is the effect perspective and camera angle has on many of the photos listed below. if jordan is behind pippen its obvious jordan is gonna appear to be a lot shorter, the only true way u can say how tall he is if u have them side by side and they're standing at their full height and not leaning or bending down, only then can u truly estimate how tall they r.
MC Jackson said on 20/Jun/06
No, Michael gave me an autogrumm and there stood, that his heights was 6' 6" and I am 6' 5". He was exactly 2 cm taller than me.
Duhon said on 19/Jun/06
Ok here'a pic of mj with the 7'6" yao
Click Here Now i've seen pics where yao makes grown men look like dwarves and in this pic i'd say he is about a foot taller as listed mind you jordan was 39 or 40 in this pic.
Marshall said on 19/Jun/06
No I think 6'5" sounds more reasonable. He couldn't be mistaken for 6'7" but could for 6'6" and it's hard to mistake someone for 2 inches.
MC Jackson said on 19/Jun/06
NO!!! Michael Jordan's height is exactly 6' 6". I can't understand why you guys change his height to 6' 5".
kevin said on 11/Jun/06
If I remember right Jordan started college at 6-3 and he did grow during college
I have seen Jordan in person and stood very near him in a night club in Phoenix and is clearly 2 inches taller than my self and I am 6-4
MC Jackson said on 9/Jun/06
Beside this, if you guys exactly see this picture from Frank then you will notice that Phil is exactly 5 cm taller than Michael. Phil Jackson has a Giant Head and this looks extremely of course.
MC Jackson said on 7/Jun/06
Quad-4 you....... 6' 6" is Michael's true height. He is 1.98 meters tall and this should be rapidly changed.
guestX said on 2/Jun/06
It's almost natural to list athlets an inch or more taller than actual height (intimidation factor?)
Quad-4 said on 1/Jun/06
Immanual Kant could'nt rationalize his way to a 6'5.5 argument for Jordan............It's time to change Jordan's height to between 6'4.25-6'4.75.
MC Jackson said on 30/May/06
Ey Frank! Phil Jackson is exactly 5 cm taller than Michael Jordan. He looks even 10 cm taller, but in fact he is exactly 5 cm taller, because his head is much taller than Michael's.
Jake said on 27/May/06
If Jordan's height is 6'5.5" than based off of the pictures everyone has posted here I would say the following heights correspond:
Larry Bird: 6'10" (listed at 6'9")
Phil Jackson: 6'8.25" (listed at 6'8")
Scottie Pippen: 6'7.5" (listed at 6'7")
Charles Barkley: 6'5.25" (listed at 6'6")
Magic Johnson: 6'8.25" (listed at 6'9")
Patrick Ewing: 6'11.5" (listed at 7')
Wayne Gretzkey: 6'1" (listed at 5'10")
Dennis Rodman: 6'7" (listed at 6'8")
Jason said on 21/May/06
Basketball shoes give no more height than trainers, sometimes even less.
Jake said on 19/May/06
Yes, if Jackson is 6'8" Jordan looks 6'5" or 6'5.5". But next to 6'9" Larry Bird he looks more like 6'4", maybe 6'4.5", but definantly not more. I think 6'4.5", maybe 6'4.75 would be accurate.
Ozzy said on 19/May/06
Well, if phil really is 6-8 then, I've seen him listed at 6-7, but if he is then I believe 6-5+ may be correct as bballshoes gives more lift than the dress shoes phil wears. if phil is 6-7 jordan would be 6-4+
OnCapeCod said on 18/May/06
Howard Stern posed with Magic Johnson both were the same height!....BUT Stern claims 6'5"....and made more than a few asides about Magic "fibbing". Jordan looks 6'4" flat, Bird (met him face to face twice)a really solid 6'8". It's funny when the Klitschko boxing brothers were on TBDSSP only John Salley didn't really get up noticably to greet them...perhaps he would appear a little too close for comfort to their honestly stated heights 6'6.5" & 6'8.25" when he claims 6'11+"?
Jake said on 17/May/06
The more I look at the dream team picture, the more I see 6'4" even next to 6'9" Larry Bird. He is below the eye level of Bird, (eye level is about 4.5".) To me he looks 6'5" in the first picture with Jackson, and 6'5" and change in the second. I still think he is 6'4.5" though.
MC Jackson said on 17/May/06
HEY!!! Michael Jordan looks short but he is 6' 6" 1.98 meters!!! He gave me an autograph and he also said that his height is 1.98 meters!!! Guys, wake up!!! Some guys are f.E.: 6' 5" (196 cm) tall and look taller, other guys are also 6' 5" tall and look shorter. The reason is the neck length.
Jake said on 16/May/06
Jordan looked 6'4.5" next to 6'9" Larry Bird.
almost 40 and no girlfriend said on 16/May/06
it looks from the olympic photo that larry legend is a legit 6-9, or over 6-10 with shoes on. no wonder he can shoot over people without jumping, especially the almost impossible off balance turnaround set shot he often drops on his defenders.
mask said on 16/May/06
Rob this a bulls team portrait from 1992/93 season:
Click HereMJ is clearly shorter than Pippen(right) by at least 2 inches and taller than John Paxson by 2 inches well if Pippen is almost 6'6" and Paxson almost 6'2"
then I must guess that MJ is around 6'4" or not?
deepestvoice said on 12/May/06
The first time I recognized that Jordan wasn't 6'6 was during the 92 olympics. I said to myself hold on, he looks like he's only about 6'4 or shorter. But I didn't question it because back then I just took the heights they gave as fact. I think 6'4.5 would be just about right for him.
Electric06 said on 11/May/06
Freeman WAS 6'2. Today he's probably 6'1.
deepestvoice said on 11/May/06
pictures can be deceiving but if that picture is telling the truth, it makes Jordan look in the 6'4.5 range. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are both listed at 6'9 and Bird looks to have a good 2 inches on him in that photo making Magic actually 6'7.
Editor Rob
it is slightly tricky, in so much as bird is a little closer. This might effect it 1cm, but tellingly both jordan/magic appear similar distance...
if Pippen is just 6ft 6, then yes he looks 6ft 4.5ish, but then, he looks 6ft 5 if freeman is only scraping 6ft 2...
there was a pic of him and that old terrell fella, unfortunately he was closer to camera...
Quad-4 said on 11/May/06
Perfect Mask. In Both pictures Jordan Looks 6'4.5". Those were the indicitive posts I've seen in a long time.
Quad-4 said on 11/May/06
This is the best picture you can ask for ROB.......www.geocities.com/zadeh1979/jorpip
Pippen is 6'6" Jordan is 6'4.5"
Jason said on 11/May/06
The first pic I couldn't access, mask. The second pic I would actually say Jordan looks more 194cm. I would place Larry Bird at ~6'8 1/2''/204cm in his socks, and Jordan is level with his eyes despite Jordan being slightly further back which would be losing him maybe a cm visually. It's good proof Jordan IS NOT 6'6'' without shoes, though.
mask said on 11/May/06
Ok guys now I break down look at these 2 photos and after tell me honestly that you think MJ is a solid 6'6":
Click Herehe is 195-6 cm with shoes and 192-3 cm without end of question!
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Jason said on 11/May/06
I really can't see Jordan being below 6'4 1/2''. Though I think it's high time the 6'5 1/2'' listing here was brought down a notch.
deepestvoice said on 10/May/06
That picture with Wayne Gretzky makes Jordan look about 6'2 or 6'3 max. But I still think he couldn't get away with saying he's 6'6 and not at least be a little over 6'4.
Jake said on 9/May/06
Jordan is about 6'4.5", I think. If he were in the 6'5.5" range, he would be a lot taller next to 5'10" Wayne Gretzky.
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deepestvoice said on 9/May/06
If Jordan was 6'5.5, he would have been listed at 6'7 at least. I think Kobe is around 6'5 and he got listed at 6'8. So Jordan is probably a little over 6'4.5 in the morning and 6'4.5 throughout most of the day.
Gonzalo said on 9/May/06
Well, there was another shot in Morgan Freeman`s height page. I always thought (and agree with you Rob) that Freeman was 6`3 barefoot. Jordan was 6`6 with shoes on; that would make 6`5 barefoot. I said in this page that my cousin said that Jordan was as tall as him (a little bit under 6`5). Well, in this pic Jordan looks 3 or 4 inches taller, so what`s going on? I think Freeman is very tall, at least 6`2 this days.
And the same happens with Michael Clarke Duncan. He looks shorter thatn Dwayne Wade (listed 6`4); I guess in this case posture has a lot to do with it. And he looks slightly shorter than Kobe Bryant, listed 6`6 with shoes on.
Quad-4 said on 8/May/06
Rob, I'm positive he's right around 6'4.5" The picture in my last post looks to prove it. If he was 6'5.5" barefoot, Jordan would have been listed at 6'7.
Anonymous said on 7/May/06
agree, see my comment in the iverson forum.
Quad-4 said on 5/May/06
I'll have to change my mind with jordan. This is the best picture you can ask for ROB.......www.geocities.com/zadeh1979/jorpip
Now there is at least a 1.5 inch difference and a maximum of 2 inches between JORDAN AND PIPPEN. Pippens barefoot height was measured by the olympics at 6'5.75 (Thus, add 1 inch for shoes and he's listed at 6'7 in the NBA). This makes Jordan at very most 6'4.25" and it also means Jordan could be a minimum of 6'3.75".
Look, Even if you asssume Pippen slouched 1/2 an inch at the olympics (BY the way... this is fairly difficult to do..Try it some time when measuring yourself) then that would make Jordan a maximum of 6'4.74" - and a minimum of 6'4.25"
lillo thomas said on 5/May/06
i am 6'5 barefoot . I can get away sayin that i am 6'6 but no if i say that i am 6'7 or 6'8 . nba players height are in shoes and basquetball tenis usually add 1 to 1.5 inches . 6'6 minus 1 or 1.5 inches is 6'4.5 to 6'5 . So jordan height must be about 6'5 minimum 6'4.5
ER. said on 5/May/06
When he and Charles Barkley was on the Oprah Winfrey Show he looked to have about a foot on Oprah, who was wearing high heels. Jordan is easily 6'6" if you ask me.
Viper652 said on 4/May/06
Im around 6-3 and I find it hard to beleive Jordan is barely taller then myself. Jordan looks an honest 6-4 1/2 to 6-5. And Im skeptical as hell when it comes to heights.
Quad-4 said on 4/May/06
Click Here
Very interesting. I wonder where they got the 6'4 from.
Jake said on 4/May/06
sergyu: you could be listed at 6'8" because many players wear shoes when measured.
Anonymous said on 4/May/06
Jordan must be 6'5 because 2 inches or more is noticiable . Anyone who is 6'3 cont get saying is 6'6 but if jordan is 6'5 he can get away sayin that is 6'6 because one inch usually is not noticiable unless you compare him with a legit 6'6
sergyu said on 4/May/06
hy i am 199,7cm at mid day and in the morning i am at 201 c.i could be listed at 6'7 ?please answer me.
Quad-4 said on 3/May/06
Actually, I think people wouldn't notice. Only people about that tall would really see it. Average Us Male height is 5'9.1 inches and only 4.0% of the population is over 6'2. 6'3.5 actually makes sense. Morgan Freeman and Jordan. Freeman stands 6'1-maybe 6'1.5 today. And jordan seriously appears no more than 2-2.5 inches taller.
deepestvoice said on 3/May/06
I don't buy Jordan being 6'3.5. He might be 6'4.5 and with shoes close to 6'6. But there's no way people wouldn't notice that big of a difference in his listed height and his actual height.
Quad-4 said on 2/May/06
something's really weird with these b-ball heights. Players seem to get boosted up all the time. But Jordan's height seems well exaggerated. 6'6 is really hard to buy. I could accept 6'4 reluctantly.
Tannim said on 2/May/06
Obviously, players in the NBA would benefit from the league thinking they are taller than they really are.
Hoopster said on 2/May/06
Jordan, in any shot, looks a MINIMUM 2.5 inches shorter than Pippen, and 3 inches shorter seems way more likely. The distance from your eye to your lips is 3 inches. Look at the shots below (Olympic shot in particular) with Jordan and Pippen. Jordan's eyes look like they are right at Pippens lips. Jordan, therefore, is 3 inches shorter than Pippen. Pippen probably isn't quite a full 6'7 at peak (morning height). WHY, do i say this?. Because the NBA takes height measurements in the mornings AND ROUNDS UP, so 6'7 is likely rounded from Pippen's 6'6.5 morning height. The olympics measured Pippen at 6'5.75 , which is 'probably' a later in the day figure. Im guessing it's fair to say Pippen stands at an average of about 6'6 through the day. This puts Jordan at a surprisingly low 6'3.5 average as a maximum estimate and 6'3.0 average as a minimum estimate. Another piece of evidence to support this height is the photo with wayne gretzgy. Even if you assume Gretzgy is 6'0 even. Then Jordan would seem about 6'4 max. Truth is Gretzgy is probably like 5'11 and that makes jordan 6'3. Wow am I surprised :)
deepestvoice said on 1/May/06
I think a solid 6'4 or maybe 6'4.5 is right for him. I'm around 6'3.5 and I could never get away with saying I'm 6'6. Charles Barkley is probably right on 6'4 or a little over. They are both listed at that falsified height of 6'6 and Jordan is a tad taller than Barkley.
TallSolution said on 30/Apr/06
Obviously, the olympics in '92 got him right at 6'3.5. All player NBA heights that I personally know are downgraded on the olympic listings. Example, Pippen's measured well shy of the 6'7 NBA quote at 6'5.75.
deadman said on 30/Apr/06
hey jake, don't worry bro, i know you're right for sure buddy. i am from chicago, and during the second of the bulls 3peats, i went to every single preseason luncheon. mj was not much taller than steve kerr who actually is a legit 6'3....
knut said on 29/Apr/06
I met MJ last year in Barcelona in the Moto GP at Montmelo, I'm 1.91 m and he was like 1.97-8 for sure (we were both wearing similar sneakers).
Jake said on 28/Apr/06
I would no doubt beleive the Olympic listings if I could see proof. But in the mean time I'm going to keep with my theory of 6'7" for Pippen and a good 6'4.5" for Jordan. I have to admit I'm suprised he is still listed 6'5.5" here. I thought my pics showed that he was under 6'5".
Viper652 said on 28/Apr/06
Scottie Pippen is without a doubt 6-7. Its funny, when he was on TNT's NBA show he looked 7-0 with a low camera angle!!! I think Jordan is 6-5, maybe 6-4.5. No lower the that.
Ken said on 27/Apr/06
Im sorry. In that picture below (jordan giving peace sign - Olympics?) Jordan looks about 3 inches shorter than pippen. (This is a pretty good shot by the way.) If Pippen is 6'7 on the nose, jordan is 6'4 indeed. I still feel pippen isn't really 6'7. The olympics, as stated below, measured him at 6'5.75 - and the olympics would seem to be accurate. So, Yeah 6'3.5 (w/o shoes) for jordan is a possibility.
Ken said on 27/Apr/06
I agree w/most peeps on this site. Jordan was never 6'6. Personally, I think he was MAX 6'4. This is assuming Pippen is 6'7 even. There is good picture below(with jordan giving the peace sign). If Pippen is 6'7 Jordan might even be as low as 6'3.5".
sergyu said on 23/Apr/06
Hy i am 199,5 at midday and 201 in the morning. how could i heve been listed 6ft7 or 6ft6?
Anonymous said on 23/Apr/06
Hey Rob mask speaking look at these photos and tell me honestly MJ is a legit 6'6" or even 197 cm if you can come on Pippen is at least 5 cm taller than MJ and Bird has good 10 cm on him so if Scottie is 6'6" and Bird 6'9" as they were measured barefeet in Barcellona 1992 olympic games no way MJ is over 195 cm according to me 192-4 cm don't you think so?I mean Jordan is always the best but here we discuss about his height not about his talent personally I'd feel great if I could say I'm 6'3 1/2" and do the things that Jordan does don'y you?
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Anonymous said on 23/Apr/06
Still convinced Jordan is 6'6"!?Rob please you cannot say Mj is 197 cm he is 194 cm if not less look at him back to back with Pippen there are at least 6-8 cm differential and at least 10 cm with Bird come on please!
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Jake said on 22/Apr/06
Honestly I'm not convinced about Barkley being quite that tall. Jordan doesn't have much height on him, only .5" tops.
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J-Dog said on 21/Apr/06
I don't think Jordan can be lower than 6'5". Charles Barkley is 6'4.75" and Jordan always looked a good bit taller, by about an inch.
Lone said on 20/Apr/06
I agree with Jake, Jordan was never a full 6-6 without shoes.
Jake said on 20/Apr/06
Brett: if you look at the pictures & comments I've posted below, you will see that I think he was definantly not 6'6", and very likely not even a full 6'5". I think barefoot he was about 6'4.5" and with shoes near 6'6". I don't know if he has lost any height due to shrinkage now, I've basically assumed that this was about his peak height.
Gonzalo said on 19/Apr/06
My cousin was a basketball player and he was listed 1`94 cm (he looks huge to me). He was lucky enough to see the whole NBA Finals 1996. He saw jordan several times and he said they were the same height. It makes sense. Jordan was listed 6`6 with shoes on, so he as 1`95 barefoot, the same height as my cousin.
sing said on 17/Apr/06
hey editor rob, if michael clarke duncan can say he's 6-5 when he's only 6-2ish, then sure rodman can claim he's 6-8. but pippen was taller than rodman and he's listed at 6-7, hmmmmm. rodman is 6-6, pippen 6-7, jordan 6-4.
deepestvoice said on 17/Apr/06
Seeing those pictures from Jake just confirmed what I already knew. That Jordan is not 6'6. He never looked it. I'll give him a good 6'4.5 or maybe 6'5. But I can't see anything over that for him.
Jake said on 14/Apr/06
Here are more pictures which suggest Jordan to not be as tall as he is listed:
Wayne Gretzky is 5'10" (first picture)
Pippen is 6'7" (second picture)
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sing said on 13/Apr/06
no, Dennis Rodman himself confirmed he's 6-6, and he's listed at that height at numerous places. He's no taller than 6-6.
Leung, Pippen is listed as 6-7, based on that photo, do you think there is only 1 inch separating him and Jordan??? Come on now.
Editor Rob
he also still says he's 6ft 8, he said it a few months ago on big brother...but of course beside the guy who was 6ft 5 he didn't look it!
Jason said on 13/Apr/06
Sing, I did convince Rob to downgrade Jordan from 6'6'' to 6'5'' a while back, but he's since been brought up a notch to 6'5 1/2''. I think because people were arguing Dennis Rodman was over 6'6'' based on his appearance on UK Big Brother.
sing said on 11/Apr/06
yeh, i think it's time for editor rob to change jordan's height???
Leung said on 11/Apr/06
I tend to think that Jordan was a legit 6'6" because during his playing days he was always distinctly taller than his opponents that were 6'4". . In fact, in terms of size MJ could match up with the oppositions team's SF most nights.
Jake said on 10/Apr/06
If we use Pippen as a point of reference, I can only draw the following conclusions: If Pippen was 6'8" as he was listed in his later days, Jordan would be about 6'5.5". If Pippen was 6'7" as he was listed for most of his career, Jordan would be about 6'4.5". If Pippen was really struggling with 6'6" as some people say, Jordan would be about 6'3.5". I personally tend to believe that Pippen was 6'7" like he was listed for most of his career, making Jordan about 6'4.5", give or take a little.
sing said on 9/Apr/06
agreed, 6-4 or 6-4.5 sounds about right for Jordan since he's obviously shorter than both Rodman and Pippen, who are both legit 6-6 guys barefooted.
Jason said on 9/Apr/06
Yes, Jordan's about 6'4 1/2''/194cm.
deadman said on 9/Apr/06
guys, mj is definitely 6'4.5. if he weren't, scottie would be like 6'9. scottie also had an inch on dennis. also, i am wearing a pair of jordan cross trainers. they give me almost as much height as my wolverine work boots. not saying that all jordan brand shoes give you that much height, but i do know that basketball shoes in general vary in the amount of height they give you. i wear and 1 shoes or
New Balance shoes to play ball and they only give me an inch. i wear some crappy
Reeboks sometimes too, and they give me an inch and a half. going further(i have a lot of basketball shoes if you couldn't tell!), i have a pair of cheapy shoes that give me an inch and three quarters and then i have a pair of nikes that give me an inch and a quarter. this can also be proven by looking at the official nba draft player measurements that someone linked in the allen iverson section. this shows some guys getting as much as an inch and three quarters from their shoes.
Jake said on 8/Apr/06
Jordan is 6'4.5" - 6'5". He was listed at 6'6" because that was in his shoes. He was listed as 6'5" in college.
sing iz da man said on 6/Apr/06
as much as I idolize the man, he's not 6-6. Dennis Rodman is a legit 6-6 (although listed as 6-8 for much of his NBA career), and he is visibly taller than Jordan (photo below). I would give Jordan 6-5, max, most likely less...
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Anonymous said on 3/Apr/06
very scientific reasoning????????????
ryan said on 3/Apr/06
ive worked for jordan a few times and he seemed every bit of 6'6. im a hair under 6 feet without shoes, he was a solid half foot taller. i dont think there is much debate
Ozzy said on 31/Mar/06
Agree. Pippen is dead on 6-7 (201 cm) I think (although I've heard claims that he is 6-5.5 bearfoot). Jordan at 194-96 cm seems right, as does:
Barkley at 193-95,
Clyde at 197-99,
Magic 202-204,
Ewing 209-11,
Shaq 212-15,
Lebron 200-202
Duncan 208-210
KG 210-212
I think an inch off the listed heights in most cases seems about right.
Jake said on 29/Mar/06
Everyone, I want you to know I am not the same Jake who said Jordan was 6'3".
But I still think he is a shade under 6'5".
Rodman is 6'6" - 6'6.5 Pippen is 6'7" (first picture)
Ewing is 6'10.5" (second picture)
Barkley is 6'4" - 6'4.5" (third picture)
Pippen is 6'7" Drexler is 6'5" - 6'5.5" (fourth picture)
Magic is 6'7.5" (fifth picture)
Click HereClick HereClick HereClick HereClick HereI think he is nearly 6'5", however, not quite. 195cm is an accurate height for him.
Dazman said on 29/Mar/06
Wow. Can't believe this is being debated. I thought Jordan was the most famous 6'6" in the world!
aaa said on 27/Mar/06
jordan is no more than 6-5. 6-6 is his nba "with shoes on" height. If he woulld be 6-6 his nba height would be 6-7. its simple.
Jason said on 26/Mar/06
Lebron is 6'7'' minus shoes. 6'7 1/4'' is his measured height.
Anonymous said on 24/Mar/06
jordan is 6'6 because next to lebron at a charity game lebron looked exactly 2 incehes taller and they both had basketball shoes on, and lebron is 6'8 sooo?????
Alex said on 19/Mar/06
I don't see Jordan under 6'5. 6'5 to be exact he probably is plus shoes which makes the listing 6'6.
Jake said on 6/Mar/06
I see him more as a 195cm guy next to 6'6.5" Dennis Rodman and 6'4" - 6'4.5" Charles Barkley.
http://basket.naurod.com/rodman_jordan.jpg
http://www.nba.com/media/finals2003/jordan_barkley_1993.jpg
david said on 2/Mar/06
Hey u guys dont happen to know a 6.4 , 6.5 and a 6.6 persons inside leg measurement do u ?