DeMarcus Cousins vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 George Mikan 155

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.