George Mikan vs. Joe Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Smith 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.

Joe Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Joe Smith: 1995-96 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Joe Smith 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Joe Smith 16

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Joe Smith 10

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Joe Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Joe Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Joe Smith 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Joe Smith 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Joe Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Joe Smith 10.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Joe Smith 6.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Joe Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Joe Smith 11,208

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Joe Smith 6,575

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Joe Smith 1,010

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 606

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 868

Total Games George Mikan 439 Joe Smith 1,030

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Joe Smith .455

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith .238

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Joe Smith .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Joe Smith 18.7 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Joe Smith 8.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Joe Smith 1.6 (1999)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 1.0 (1996)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 1.6 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Joe Smith 5.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Joe Smith 3.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Joe Smith 0.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Joe Smith 337

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Joe Smith 243

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Joe Smith 20

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 23

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 38

Total Games George Mikan 70 Joe Smith 62

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Joe Smith .451

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith .375

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Joe Smith .780

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Joe Smith 13.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Joe Smith 10.0 (2004)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Joe Smith 1.3 (1999)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 0.8 (2004)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Joe Smith 2.0 (2004)

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.