George Mikan vs. Phil Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Phil Smith 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.

Phil Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Phil Smith: 1974-75 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Phil Smith 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Phil Smith 9

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Phil Smith 5

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Phil Smith 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Phil Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Phil Smith 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 0 Phil Smith 1

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Phil Smith 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Phil Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Phil Smith 15.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Phil Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Phil Smith 3.9

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Phil Smith 9,924

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Phil Smith 1,978

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Phil Smith 2,561

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 734

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 165

Total Games George Mikan 439 Phil Smith 659

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Phil Smith .476

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith .253 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Phil Smith .779

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Phil Smith 20.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Phil Smith 4.9 (1981)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.4 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Phil Smith 12.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Phil Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Phil Smith 2.9

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Phil Smith 588

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Phil Smith 150

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Phil Smith 143

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 49

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 18

Total Games George Mikan 70 Phil Smith 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Phil Smith .453

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith .000 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Phil Smith .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Phil Smith 24.0 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Phil Smith 5.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Phil Smith 4.6 (1976)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 1.6 (1976)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Phil Smith 0.5 (1976)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.