George Mikan vs. Cliff Pondexter Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cliff Pondexter 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.

Cliff Pondexter

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Cliff Pondexter 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Cliff Pondexter 3

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Cliff Pondexter 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Cliff Pondexter 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Cliff Pondexter 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Cliff Pondexter 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Cliff Pondexter 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Cliff Pondexter 3.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Cliff Pondexter 3.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Cliff Pondexter 1.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Cliff Pondexter 778

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Cliff Pondexter 747

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Cliff Pondexter 218

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 81

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 52

Total Games George Mikan 439 Cliff Pondexter 197

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Cliff Pondexter .416

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Cliff Pondexter .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Cliff Pondexter 0.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Cliff Pondexter 1.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Cliff Pondexter 0.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Cliff Pondexter 2

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Cliff Pondexter 3

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Cliff Pondexter 1

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Cliff Pondexter 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Cliff Pondexter .000

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Cliff Pondexter 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977)

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

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977)

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.