George Mikan vs. Sly Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sly Williams 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.

Sly Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Sly Williams: 1979-80 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Sly Williams 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Sly Williams 7

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Sly Williams 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Sly Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Sly Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Sly Williams 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Sly Williams 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Sly Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Sly Williams 10.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Sly Williams 4.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Sly Williams 2.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Sly Williams 3,327

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Sly Williams 1,287

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Sly Williams 603

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 328

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 55

Total Games George Mikan 439 Sly Williams 305

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Sly Williams .478

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams .162

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Sly Williams .692

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Sly Williams 13.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Sly Williams 6.2 (1981)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Sly Williams 2.8 (1985)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 1.7 (1981)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.3 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Sly Williams 8.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Sly Williams 4.3

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Sly Williams 1.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Sly Williams 62

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Sly Williams 30

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Sly Williams 11

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 6

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 1

Total Games George Mikan 70 Sly Williams 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Sly Williams .492

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 1.000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Sly Williams 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Sly Williams 13.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Sly Williams 4.5 (1981)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Sly Williams 2.5 (1981)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 1.5 (1981)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Sly Williams 0.2 (1983)

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.