Ira Bowman vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Ira Bowman 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

Ira Bowman

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Bowman: 1999-00 to 2001-02
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Ira Bowman 3 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Ira Bowman 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.9 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.5 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 15 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 5 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Ira Bowman 9 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Ira Bowman 3 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Ira Bowman 17 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .636 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .500 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 3.3 (2002) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2001) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 2.3 (2001) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.7 (2002) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2002) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Ira Bowman 2 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Ira Bowman 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Ira Bowman 7 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Bowman .000 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Ira Bowman .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Bowman .000 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Ira Bowman 0.3 (2000) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ira Bowman 0.0 (2000) George Mikan - n/a **

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.