George Mikan vs. Austin Rivers Comparison

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

vs.

Austin Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Austin Rivers 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Austin Rivers 11

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Austin Rivers 8

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Austin Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Austin Rivers 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Austin Rivers 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Austin Rivers 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Austin Rivers 8.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Austin Rivers 2.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Austin Rivers 2.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Austin Rivers 5,996

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Austin Rivers 1,442

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Austin Rivers 1,513

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 494

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 112

Total Games George Mikan 439 Austin Rivers 707

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Austin Rivers .419

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers .349

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Austin Rivers .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Austin Rivers 7.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Austin Rivers 1.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Austin Rivers 1.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Austin Rivers 457

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Austin Rivers 124

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Austin Rivers 88

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 36

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 11

Total Games George Mikan 70 Austin Rivers 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Austin Rivers .412

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers .357

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Austin Rivers .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017)

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.