Bill Cartwright vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Bill Cartwright 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

Bill Cartwright

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Cartwright: 1979-80 to 1994-95
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Cartwright 3 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Bill Cartwright 15 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Bill Cartwright 10 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Bill Cartwright 1 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Cartwright 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Cartwright 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Bill Cartwright 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Bill Cartwright 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 13.2 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 6.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 12,713 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 6,106 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 1,390 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 460 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 668 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 963 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .525 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .771 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 21.7 (1980) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 (1980) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 2.5 (1986) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.7 (1987) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.5 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.9 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 5.4 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Cartwright 1,100 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Bill Cartwright 668 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Bill Cartwright 162 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Bill Cartwright 54 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Cartwright 57 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bill Cartwright 124 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Cartwright .482 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Bill Cartwright - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Cartwright .725 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Cartwright 17.4 (1984) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Cartwright 8.3 (1984) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.9 (1991) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bill Cartwright 0.6 (1993) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Cartwright 1.2 (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. ** 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.