Brian Cook vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Brian Cook 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

Brian Cook

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Cook: 2003-04 to 2011-12
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Cook 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Brian Cook 9 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Brian Cook 4 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Brian Cook 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Brian Cook 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brian Cook 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Brian Cook 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Brian Cook 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cook 5.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cook 2.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Brian Cook 0.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Brian Cook 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cook 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cook 2,312 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Brian Cook 1,115 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Brian Cook 252 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Brian Cook 135 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Brian Cook 134 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Brian Cook 421 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cook .439 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Brian Cook .382 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cook .783 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cook 7.9 (2006) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cook 3.4 (2006) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Brian Cook 1.0 (2007) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Brian Cook 0.5 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cook 0.5 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cook 2.7 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cook 1.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Brian Cook 0.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Brian Cook 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cook 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cook 84 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Brian Cook 52 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Brian Cook 12 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Brian Cook 4 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Brian Cook 2 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Brian Cook 31 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cook .351 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Brian Cook .333 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cook 1.000 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cook 6.3 (2006) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cook 3.1 (2006) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Brian Cook 1.1 (2006) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Brian Cook 0.3 (2009) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cook 0.2 (2007) 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.