George Mikan vs. Rod Strickland Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Strickland 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.

Rod Strickland

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Rod Strickland: 1988-89 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Rod Strickland 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Rod Strickland 17

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Rod Strickland 11

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Rod Strickland 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Rod Strickland 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Rod Strickland 1

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Rod Strickland 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Rod Strickland 0

Assists Leader George Mikan 0 Rod Strickland 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Rod Strickland 13.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Rod Strickland 3.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Rod Strickland 7.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 1.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Rod Strickland 14,463

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Rod Strickland 4,084

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Rod Strickland 7,987

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 1,616

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 215

Total Games George Mikan 439 Rod Strickland 1,094

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Rod Strickland .454

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland .282

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Rod Strickland .721

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Rod Strickland 18.9 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Rod Strickland 5.3 (1998)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Rod Strickland 10.5 (1998)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 2.1 (1992)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 0.3 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Rod Strickland 13.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Rod Strickland 4.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Rod Strickland 7.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Rod Strickland 699

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Rod Strickland 207

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Rod Strickland 390

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 56

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 11

Total Games George Mikan 70 Rod Strickland 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Rod Strickland .446

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland .286

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Rod Strickland .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Rod Strickland 23.5 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Rod Strickland 6.5 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Rod Strickland 12.3 (1995)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 2.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Rod Strickland 1.0 (1992)

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.