Greg Ballard vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Greg Ballard 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

Greg Ballard

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Ballard: 1977-78 to 1988-89
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ballard 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Greg Ballard 11 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Greg Ballard 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Greg Ballard 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Greg Ballard 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Ballard 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Greg Ballard 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Greg Ballard 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 12.4 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 6.1 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 2.2 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 9,953 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 4,858 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Greg Ballard 1,733 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Greg Ballard 877 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 256 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Greg Ballard 802 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .472 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .338 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .787 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 18.8 (1982) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 8.0 (1982) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 1.7 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.5 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 7.4 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 5.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 1.6 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ballard 481 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Greg Ballard 326 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Greg Ballard 103 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Greg Ballard 51 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Greg Ballard 16 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Greg Ballard 65 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ballard .433 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Greg Ballard .308 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ballard .793 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ballard 16.5 (1984) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ballard 9.0 (1982) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Greg Ballard 3.5 (1984) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Greg Ballard 2.0 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Greg Ballard 0.8 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.