James Donaldson vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader James Donaldson 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader James Donaldson 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Donaldson 957 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 George Mikan 155

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Donaldson 51 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) 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.