Don Ford vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Ford: 1975-76 to 1981-82
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Ford 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Don Ford 7 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Don Ford 3 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Don Ford 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Don Ford 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader Don Ford 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Don Ford 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 6.4 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 3.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 3,016 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Don Ford 1,691 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Don Ford 647 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Don Ford 274 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Don Ford 139 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Don Ford 474 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .464 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Don Ford .143 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .773 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 9.6 (1976) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.5 (1978) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Don Ford 1.8 (1978) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 0.9 (1978) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.6 (1978) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Ford 7.2 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 4.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Don Ford 2.2 George Mikan 2.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Ford 144 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Don Ford 85 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Don Ford 44 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Don Ford 21 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Don Ford 6 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Don Ford 20 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Ford .443 George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage Don Ford .718 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Ford 10.1 (1977) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Don Ford 5.3 (1977) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Don Ford 3.4 (1977) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Don Ford 1.5 (1977) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Don Ford 0.4 (1977) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.