George Mikan vs. John Williams Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
John Williams: 1986-87 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 John Williams 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 John Williams 8

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 John Williams 3

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 John Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 John Williams 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 John Williams 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * John Williams 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 Williams 10.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * John Williams 5.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 John Williams 2.9

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

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 John Williams 4,406

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * John Williams 2,201

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 John Williams 1,262

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 566

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 184

Total Games George Mikan 439 John Williams 435

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Williams .451

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams .225

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 John Williams .704

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) John Williams 18.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * John Williams 7.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) John Williams 4.7 (1990)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 1.7 (1989)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 0.9 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 John Williams 7.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * John Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 John Williams 2.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 John Williams 96

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * John Williams 54

Total Assists George Mikan 155 John Williams 30

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 15

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 4

Total Games George Mikan 70 John Williams 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Williams .438

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams .400

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 John Williams .585

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) John Williams 13.0 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * John Williams 5.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) John Williams 4.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 1.6 (1988)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Williams 0.8 (1988)

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.