Jonathan Bender vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Jonathan Bender 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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jonathan Bender 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jonathan Bender 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Jonathan Bender 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Jonathan Bender 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) 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.