18 years, 1984-1993. 1993-1994 season returned to Basketball again and retired in 2002
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Michael Jordan played all or parts of 15 seasons in the NBA. He entered the league in 1984, and retired (the third and final time) in 2003. He missed the 93-94 season because he was playing Minor League Baseball, and he missed the 98-99, 99-00, and 00-01 seasons during his second retirement. He played at least 78 (of 81) regular season games 12 times. He played 60 games in 2001-2002, 18 games in 1985-1986 (due to injury) and 17 games (plus the playoffs) in 1994-1995 (because of his short baseball career).
Michael Jordan was drafted by the Chicago Bulls and played for the team almost his entire career. He played in the NBA for approximately 13 years.