George Mikan vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West 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.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Mikan 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team George Mikan 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Jerry West 1

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Jerry West 0

Assists Leader George Mikan 0 Jerry West 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 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games George Mikan 439 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Jerry West 970

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games George Mikan 70 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.