Jeremy Lin vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jeremy Lin 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Jeremy Lin 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Jeremy Lin 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.