George Mikan vs. James Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Silas 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.

James Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
James Silas: 1976-77 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 James Silas 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 James Silas 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 James Silas 4

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 James Silas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 James Silas 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 James Silas 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 James Silas 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * James Silas 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 James Silas 14.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * James Silas 2.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 James Silas 3.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 James Silas 5,060

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * James Silas 745

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 James Silas 1,215

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 252

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 56

Total Games George Mikan 439 James Silas 357

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Silas .485

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas .000 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 James Silas .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) James Silas 17.7 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * James Silas 3.1 (1981)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) James Silas 4.5 (1980)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 1.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 0.3 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 James Silas 14.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * James Silas 2.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 James Silas 3.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 James Silas 397

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * James Silas 64

Total Assists George Mikan 155 James Silas 95

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 32

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 2

Total Games George Mikan 70 James Silas 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Silas .448

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 James Silas .808

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) James Silas 19.1 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * James Silas 3.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) James Silas 4.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Silas 0.3 (1980)

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.