Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 George Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 George Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Mikan 1 *

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * George Mikan 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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.