Jim Cleamons vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Jim Cleamons 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

Jim Cleamons

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 George Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Jim Cleamons 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Jim Cleamons 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.