George Mikan vs. John Starks Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Starks 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.

John Starks

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
John Starks: 1988-89 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 John Starks 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 John Starks 13

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 John Starks 9

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 John Starks 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 John Starks 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 John Starks 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 0 John Starks 1

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 John Starks 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * John Starks 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 John Starks 12.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * John Starks 2.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 John Starks 3.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 John Starks 10,829

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * John Starks 2,129

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 John Starks 3,085

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 951

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 106

Total Games George Mikan 439 John Starks 866

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Starks .412

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks .340

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 John Starks .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) John Starks 19.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * John Starks 3.3 (1999)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) John Starks 5.9 (1994)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 1.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 John Starks 14.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * John Starks 2.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 John Starks 4.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 1.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 John Starks 1,363

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * John Starks 271

Total Assists George Mikan 155 John Starks 393

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 120

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 9

Total Games George Mikan 70 John Starks 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Starks .421

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks .371

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 John Starks .759

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) John Starks 16.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * John Starks 4.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) John Starks 6.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 1.6 (1996)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Starks 0.3 (2001)

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.