George Mikan vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas 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.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Mikan 0 * Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Isiah Thomas 5

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Isiah Thomas 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Isiah Thomas 0

Assists Leader George Mikan 0 Isiah Thomas 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games George Mikan 439 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games George Mikan 70 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Isiah Thomas 1.2 (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.