Bill Garnett vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Garnett: 1982-83 to 1985-86
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Garnett 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Bill Garnett 4 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Bill Garnett 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Bill Garnett 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Garnett 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader Bill Garnett 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Bill Garnett 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 5.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 4.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.3 George Mikan 2.8

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 1,638 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 1,298 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Bill Garnett 393 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Bill Garnett 159 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 173 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bill Garnett 300 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .490 George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .720 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 6.4 (1985) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 5.4 (1983) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 1.6 (1984) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.6 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.9 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Garnett 38 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Bill Garnett 22 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Bill Garnett 4 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Bill Garnett 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Garnett 2 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bill Garnett 8 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Garnett .500 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Bill Garnett 1.000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Garnett .875 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Garnett 4.8 (1984) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Garnett 2.8 (1984) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bill Garnett 0.5 (1984) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bill Garnett 0.0 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Garnett 0.3 (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.