George Mikan vs. Steve Sheppard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Sheppard 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.

Steve Sheppard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Steve Sheppard 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Steve Sheppard 2

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Steve Sheppard 0

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Steve Sheppard 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Steve Sheppard 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Steve Sheppard 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Steve Sheppard 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Steve Sheppard 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Steve Sheppard 3.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Steve Sheppard 1.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Steve Sheppard 0.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard 0.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Steve Sheppard 367

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Steve Sheppard 178

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Steve Sheppard 62

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard 22

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard 4

Total Games George Mikan 439 Steve Sheppard 106

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Steve Sheppard .459

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Steve Sheppard .633

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard -

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Steve Sheppard -

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Steve Sheppard -

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Steve Sheppard -

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard -

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard -

Total Games George Mikan 70 Steve Sheppard 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Steve Sheppard -

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Steve Sheppard -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Steve Sheppard -

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Steve Sheppard -

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Steve Sheppard -

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard -

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Sheppard -

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.