Cleveland Buckner vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan 155

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** 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.