Don Collins vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Don Collins 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

Don Collins

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Collins: 1980-81 to 1986-87
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Collins 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Don Collins 6 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Don Collins 2 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Don Collins 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Collins 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Collins 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Don Collins 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Don Collins 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 9.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Don Collins 1.8 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 2,983 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Don Collins 837 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Don Collins 546 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Don Collins 332 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Don Collins 98 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Don Collins 303 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .485 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Don Collins .069 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .749 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 11.8 (1983) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.3 (1981) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Don Collins 2.3 (1981) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 1.3 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.5 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Collins 5.4 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 2.8 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.8 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Collins 43 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Don Collins 22 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Don Collins 6 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Don Collins 4 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Don Collins 1 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Don Collins 8 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Collins .432 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Don Collins - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Collins .714 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Collins 6.1 (1982) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Don Collins 3.1 (1982) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Don Collins 0.9 (1982) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Don Collins 0.6 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Collins 0.1 (1982) 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.