George Mikan vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young 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 Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 James Young 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 James Young 4

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 James Young 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 James Young 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 James Young 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * James Young 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 Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 0.3

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 James Young 219

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * James Young 96

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 James Young 28

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 24

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 5

Total Games George Mikan 439 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 James Young 17

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * James Young 7

Total Assists George Mikan 155 James Young 3

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Young 0.0 (2017)

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.