George Mikan vs. JaKarr Sampson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaKarr Sampson 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.

JaKarr Sampson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 JaKarr Sampson 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 JaKarr Sampson 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 JaKarr Sampson 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 JaKarr Sampson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 JaKarr Sampson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 JaKarr Sampson 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 JaKarr Sampson 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * JaKarr Sampson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 JaKarr Sampson 5.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * JaKarr Sampson 2.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 JaKarr Sampson 0.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 JaKarr Sampson 1,233

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * JaKarr Sampson 628

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 JaKarr Sampson 161

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 91

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 110

Total Games George Mikan 439 JaKarr Sampson 236

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 JaKarr Sampson .471

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson .248

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 JaKarr Sampson .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 JaKarr Sampson 5.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * JaKarr Sampson 3.3

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 JaKarr Sampson 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 JaKarr Sampson 20

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * JaKarr Sampson 13

Total Assists George Mikan 155 JaKarr Sampson 4

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 2

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 JaKarr Sampson 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 JaKarr Sampson .625

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 JaKarr Sampson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020)

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.