George Mikan vs. Elston Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elston Turner 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.

Elston Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Elston Turner: 1981-82 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Elston Turner 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Elston Turner 8

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Elston Turner 6

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Elston Turner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Elston Turner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Elston Turner 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Elston Turner 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Elston Turner 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Elston Turner 4.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Elston Turner 2.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Elston Turner 1.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Elston Turner 2,397

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Elston Turner 1,375

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Elston Turner 914

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 442

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 27

Total Games George Mikan 439 Elston Turner 505

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Elston Turner .432

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner .152

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Elston Turner .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Elston Turner 8.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Elston Turner 3.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Elston Turner 2.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 1.2 (1985)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 0.1 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Elston Turner 5.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Elston Turner 3.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Elston Turner 2.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Elston Turner 218

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Elston Turner 130

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Elston Turner 86

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 33

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 2

Total Games George Mikan 70 Elston Turner 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Elston Turner .485

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner .750

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Elston Turner .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Elston Turner 7.6 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Elston Turner 4.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Elston Turner 3.1 (1985)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 1.1 (1985)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Elston Turner 0.1 (1984)

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.