George Mikan vs. Red Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Red Owens 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.

Red Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Red Owens: 1949-50 to 1951-52

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Red Owens 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Red Owens 2

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Red Owens 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Red Owens 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Red Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Red Owens 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Red Owens 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Red Owens 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Red Owens 5.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Red Owens 3.5 *

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Red Owens 1.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Red Owens 470

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Red Owens 102 *

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Red Owens 137

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 439 Red Owens 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Red Owens .313

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Red Owens .614

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Red Owens 7.9 (1952)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Red Owens 3.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Red Owens 2.2 (1952)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Red Owens 10.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Red Owens 2.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Red Owens 80

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Red Owens 0 *

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Red Owens 19

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 70 Red Owens 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Red Owens .292

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Red Owens .683

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Red Owens 10.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Red Owens - *

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Red Owens 2.4 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Red Owens - n/a **

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.