John Lucas vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and John Lucas 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

John Lucas

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Lucas 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader John Lucas 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader John Lucas 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Lucas 928 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists John Lucas 219 George Mikan 155

Total Steals John Lucas 52 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Lucas 45 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * 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.