James Bailey vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and James Bailey 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

James Bailey

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Bailey 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader James Bailey 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader James Bailey 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists James Bailey 488 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals James Bailey 305 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Bailey 595 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists James Bailey 6 George Mikan 155

Total Steals James Bailey 11 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Bailey 14 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage James Bailey - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) 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.