George Mikan vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Mikan 0 * Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year George Mikan 0 * Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 439 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 70 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bob Pettit - 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.