Ernie Grunfeld vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Ernie Grunfeld 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

Ernie Grunfeld

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ernie Grunfeld: 1977-78 to 1985-86
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ernie Grunfeld 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Ernie Grunfeld 9 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Ernie Grunfeld 5 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Ernie Grunfeld 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ernie Grunfeld 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ernie Grunfeld 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Ernie Grunfeld 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Ernie Grunfeld 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 7.4 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 2.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 2.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ernie Grunfeld 5,124 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Ernie Grunfeld 1,815 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Ernie Grunfeld 1,419 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Ernie Grunfeld 472 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Ernie Grunfeld 134 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Ernie Grunfeld 693 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ernie Grunfeld .477 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Ernie Grunfeld .337 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ernie Grunfeld .770 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 12.7 (1982) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 4.4 (1979) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 3.4 (1982) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 0.9 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 0.5 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 8.9 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 2.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 2.9 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ernie Grunfeld 375 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Ernie Grunfeld 92 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Ernie Grunfeld 121 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Ernie Grunfeld 43 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Ernie Grunfeld 12 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Ernie Grunfeld 42 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ernie Grunfeld .488 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Ernie Grunfeld .500 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ernie Grunfeld .827 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 16.8 (1981) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 4.2 (1981) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 5.9 (1981) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 2.0 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ernie Grunfeld 0.6 (1981) 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.