David Burns vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and David Burns 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

David Burns

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games David Burns 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Burns 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader David Burns 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader David Burns 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists David Burns 15 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals David Burns 3 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks David Burns 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games David Burns 9 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage David Burns - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game David Burns - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game David Burns - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds David Burns - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists David Burns - George Mikan 155

Total Steals David Burns - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks David Burns - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games David Burns 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage David Burns - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game David Burns - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game David Burns - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Burns - 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.