George Mikan vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams 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.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Gus Williams 2

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Gus Williams 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Gus Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 291

Total Games George Mikan 439 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Gus Williams 308

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 40

Total Games George Mikan 70 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.