George Mikan vs. Shabazz Napier Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shabazz Napier 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.

Shabazz Napier

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Shabazz Napier 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Shabazz Napier 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Shabazz Napier 3

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Shabazz Napier 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Shabazz Napier 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Shabazz Napier 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Shabazz Napier 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Shabazz Napier 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Shabazz Napier 7.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Shabazz Napier 1.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Shabazz Napier 2.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Shabazz Napier 2,433

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Shabazz Napier 657

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Shabazz Napier 849

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 286

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 48

Total Games George Mikan 439 Shabazz Napier 345

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Shabazz Napier .397

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier .345

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Shabazz Napier .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Shabazz Napier 6.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Shabazz Napier 1.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Shabazz Napier 1.9

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Shabazz Napier 62

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Shabazz Napier 13

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Shabazz Napier 17

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 6

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Shabazz Napier 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Shabazz Napier .488

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier .400

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Shabazz Napier .778

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shabazz Napier 0.0 (2019)

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.