The records speak more so of longevity, because he played 20 years in the NHL. If you look at Jordan's career objectively, he only played really 11 NBA seasons. 1986, He broke his foot and missed 64 games, 1994 (retired), 1995 (played 17 nba regular season games) 1999, 2000, (retired) then the last 2 wiard years. There's no doubt Jordan would be the leading scorer in NBA history had there not been unfortunate mishaps which cost him to miss numerous NBA seasons in his prime. It looks like an excuse on text, but it's actually an objective and sensible reason.
he has more points using his first 11 seasons than the next person has in their entire 25 year career
but you don't here me tho