George Mikan vs. Steve Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Smith 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 Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Steve Smith: 1991-92 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Steve Smith 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Steve Smith 14

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Steve Smith 13

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Steve Smith 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Steve Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Steve Smith 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Steve Smith 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 Smith 14.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Steve Smith 3.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Steve Smith 3.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Steve Smith 13,430

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Steve Smith 3,060

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Steve Smith 2,922

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 726

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 275

Total Games George Mikan 439 Steve Smith 942

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Steve Smith .440

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith .358

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Steve Smith .845

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Steve Smith 20.1 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Steve Smith 4.5 (1994)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Steve Smith 5.6 (1993)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 1.1 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 0.4 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Steve Smith 14.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Steve Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Steve Smith 2.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Steve Smith 1,338

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Steve Smith 268

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Steve Smith 195

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 77

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 29

Total Games George Mikan 70 Steve Smith 90

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Steve Smith .426

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith .394

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Steve Smith .858

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Steve Smith 24.8 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Steve Smith 6.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Steve Smith 5.0 (1992)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 2.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Smith 1.3 (1996)

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.