George Mikan vs. John Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Thomas 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 Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
John Thomas: 1997-98 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 John Thomas 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 John Thomas 5

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 John Thomas 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 John Thomas 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 John Thomas 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 John Thomas 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * John Thomas 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 Thomas 2.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * John Thomas 2.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 John Thomas 0.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 John Thomas 560

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * John Thomas 432

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 John Thomas 60

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 69

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 50

Total Games George Mikan 439 John Thomas 208

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Thomas .502

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas .000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 John Thomas .591

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) John Thomas 4.3 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * John Thomas 3.4 (1999)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) John Thomas 0.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 0.4 (1999)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 0.3 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 John Thomas 0.8

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * John Thomas 1.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 John Thomas 0.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 0.3

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 John Thomas 7

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * John Thomas 10

Total Assists George Mikan 155 John Thomas 2

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 3

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 1

Total Games George Mikan 70 John Thomas 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Thomas .500

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 John Thomas .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) John Thomas 0.9 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * John Thomas 1.3 (2006)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) John Thomas 0.3 (2006)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 0.4 (2006)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Thomas 0.1 (2006)

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.