Bill Laimbeer vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Laimbeer: 1980-81 to 1993-94
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Laimbeer 2 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Bill Laimbeer 14 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Bill Laimbeer 9 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Bill Laimbeer 4 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bill Laimbeer 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader Bill Laimbeer 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Bill Laimbeer 1 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 12.9 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 13,790 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 10,400 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 2,184 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 710 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 965 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 1,068 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .498 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .326 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .837 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 17.5 (1985) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 13.1 (1986) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 3.2 (1983) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1987) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.4 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 12.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 1,354 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 1,097 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 195 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 84 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 83 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 113 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .468 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .321 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .819 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 22.5 (1986) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 14.0 (1986) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.5 (1987) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.2 (1990) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1990) 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.