George Mikan vs. Elmore Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elmore 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.

Elmore Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Elmore Smith 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Elmore Smith 8

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Elmore Smith 4

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Elmore Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Elmore Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Elmore Smith 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Elmore Smith 0

Blocks Leader George Mikan 0 * Elmore Smith 1 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Elmore Smith 13.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Elmore Smith 10.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Elmore Smith 1.4

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

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 2.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Elmore Smith 7,541

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Elmore Smith 5,962

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Elmore Smith 808

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 325 *

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1,183 *

Total Games George Mikan 439 Elmore Smith 562

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Elmore Smith .482

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Elmore Smith .579

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Elmore Smith 15.8

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Elmore Smith 9.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Elmore Smith 0.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Elmore Smith 206

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Elmore Smith 118

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Elmore Smith 8

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 17 *

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 25 *

Total Games George Mikan 70 Elmore Smith 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Elmore Smith .500

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Elmore Smith .654

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elmore Smith 3.7 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.