George Mikan vs. Rik Smits Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rik Smits 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.

Rik Smits

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Rik Smits: 1988-89 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Rik Smits 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Rik Smits 12

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Rik Smits 10

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Rik Smits 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Rik Smits 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Rik Smits 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Rik Smits 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Rik Smits 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Rik Smits 6.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Rik Smits 1.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Rik Smits 12,871

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Rik Smits 5,277

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Rik Smits 1,215

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 372

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 1,111

Total Games George Mikan 439 Rik Smits 867

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits .115

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Rik Smits .773

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Rik Smits 18.5 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Rik Smits 7.7 (1995)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Rik Smits 2.0 (1994)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 0.6 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 2.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Rik Smits 14.8

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Rik Smits 5.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Rik Smits 1.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Rik Smits 1,537

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Rik Smits 540

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Rik Smits 135

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 51

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 90

Total Games George Mikan 70 Rik Smits 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Rik Smits .507

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits .250

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Rik Smits .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Rik Smits 22.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Rik Smits 8.0 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Rik Smits 2.0 (1995)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 1.3 (1993)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rik Smits 1.4 (1991)

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.