George Mikan vs. Tristan Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tristan Thompson 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.

Tristan Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Tristan Thompson 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Tristan Thompson 13

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Tristan Thompson 7

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Tristan Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Tristan Thompson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Tristan Thompson 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Tristan Thompson 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Tristan Thompson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Tristan Thompson 8.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Tristan Thompson 8.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Tristan Thompson 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Tristan Thompson 6,753

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Tristan Thompson 6,294

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Tristan Thompson 776

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 376

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 515

Total Games George Mikan 439 Tristan Thompson 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Tristan Thompson .521

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson .256

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Tristan Thompson .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Tristan Thompson 7.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Tristan Thompson 7.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Tristan Thompson 0.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Tristan Thompson 665

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Tristan Thompson 733

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Tristan Thompson 70

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 29

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 69

Total Games George Mikan 70 Tristan Thompson 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Tristan Thompson .562

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson .000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Tristan Thompson .617

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021)

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.