George Mikan vs. Morris Peterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Morris Peterson 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.

Morris Peterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Morris Peterson: 2000-01 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Morris Peterson 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Morris Peterson 11

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Morris Peterson 5

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Morris Peterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Morris Peterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Morris Peterson 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Morris Peterson 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Morris Peterson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Morris Peterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Morris Peterson 3.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Morris Peterson 1.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Morris Peterson 7,628

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Morris Peterson 2,483

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Morris Peterson 1,090

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 639

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 136

Total Games George Mikan 439 Morris Peterson 711

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Morris Peterson .418

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson .373

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Morris Peterson .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Morris Peterson 16.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Morris Peterson 4.6 (2006)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Morris Peterson 2.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 1.3 (2006)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.4 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Morris Peterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Morris Peterson 2.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Morris Peterson 1.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Morris Peterson 222

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Morris Peterson 87

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Morris Peterson 36

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 20

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 8

Total Games George Mikan 70 Morris Peterson 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Morris Peterson .457

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson .387

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Morris Peterson .767

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Morris Peterson 9.2 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Morris Peterson 4.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Morris Peterson 2.2 (2002)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Morris Peterson 0.6 (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.