George Mikan vs. Charles Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Charles Smith 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.

Charles Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Charles Smith: 1988-89 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Charles Smith 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Charles Smith 9

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Charles Smith 5

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Charles Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Charles Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Charles Smith 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Charles Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Charles Smith 14.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Charles Smith 5.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Charles Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Charles Smith 8,107

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Charles Smith 3,246

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Charles Smith 798

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 462

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 789

Total Games George Mikan 439 Charles Smith 564

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Charles Smith .475

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith .194

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Charles Smith .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Charles Smith 21.1 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Charles Smith 8.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Charles Smith 1.8 (1991)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 1.1 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 2.0 (1992)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Charles Smith 9.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Charles Smith 4.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Charles Smith 1.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Charles Smith 616

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Charles Smith 262

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Charles Smith 77

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 45

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 77

Total Games George Mikan 70 Charles Smith 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Charles Smith .481

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith .000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Charles Smith .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Charles Smith 11.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Charles Smith 5.6 (1992)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Charles Smith 1.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 1.2 (1995)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Charles Smith 2.4 (1992)

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.