Height comparison
Michael Jordan vs Stephen Curry
Michael Jordan is taller than Stephen Curry by 10 cm (4″).
- Michael JordanBasketball player
- 6′ 6″198 cm
- Stephen CurryBasketball player
- 6′ 2″188 cm
Cross-era comparison; height is central to how their games differ.
The numbers
- Michael Jordan
- 6′ 6″
- 198 cm · 1.98 m
- Stephen Curry
- 6′ 2″
- 188 cm · 1.88 m
- Difference
- 4″
- 10 cm
- Taller
- Jordan
- Michael Jordan
The difference in full
Centimetres
10 cm
Feet & inches
4″
Relative
5.3%
taller than Stephen Curry
How they compare with everyone else
Measured against US adults aged 20 and over, from the CDC's NHANES survey.
Michael Jordan
>99th percentile
Taller than about 100% of American men.
Stephen Curry
95th percentile
Taller than about 95% of American men.
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Questions
Who is taller, Michael Jordan or Stephen Curry?
Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan is 6′ 6″ (198 cm) and Stephen Curry is 6′ 2″ (188 cm), a difference of 10 cm.
What is the height difference between Michael Jordan and Stephen Curry?
10 cm, which is 4″ in imperial units.
How tall is Michael Jordan?
Michael Jordan is 6′ 6″ (198 cm, 1.98 m). Source: press and agency figures.
How tall is Stephen Curry?
Stephen Curry is 6′ 2″ (188 cm, 1.88 m). Source: press and agency figures.
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