George Karl vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

George Karl

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Karl: 1976-77 to 1977-78
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Karl 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons George Karl 2 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played George Karl 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games George Karl 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Karl 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader George Karl 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader George Karl 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 2.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.7 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.5 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 85 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds George Karl 22 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists George Karl 51 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals George Karl 11 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks George Karl 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games George Karl 33 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl .342 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Karl .705 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 2.7 (1977) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 1.3 (1978) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game George Karl 1.6 (1977) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.3 (1977) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1978) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Karl 0 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds George Karl 0 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists George Karl 0 George Mikan 155

Total Steals George Karl 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks George Karl 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games George Karl 1 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Karl - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage George Karl - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Karl - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Karl 0.0 (1977) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Karl 0.0 (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. ** 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.