George Mikan vs. Lee Nailon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lee Nailon 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.

Lee Nailon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Lee Nailon: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Lee Nailon 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Lee Nailon 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Lee Nailon 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Lee Nailon 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Lee Nailon 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Lee Nailon 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Lee Nailon 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Lee Nailon 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Lee Nailon 8.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Lee Nailon 3.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Lee Nailon 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Lee Nailon 2,622

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Lee Nailon 936

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Lee Nailon 298

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 133

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 53

Total Games George Mikan 439 Lee Nailon 306

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Lee Nailon .474

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon .111

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Lee Nailon .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Lee Nailon 14.2 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Lee Nailon 4.4 (2005)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Lee Nailon 1.6 (2005)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.2 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Lee Nailon 7.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Lee Nailon 2.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Lee Nailon 0.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Lee Nailon 69

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Lee Nailon 24

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Lee Nailon 6

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 3

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Lee Nailon 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Lee Nailon .458

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon .000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Lee Nailon .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Lee Nailon 7.7 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Lee Nailon 2.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Lee Nailon 0.7 (2002)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.3 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Lee Nailon 0.0 (2002)

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.