Bernard King vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Bernard King that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bernard King

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Bernard King 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Bernard King 866 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Bernard King 65 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Bernard King 24 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.