Kevin Garnett vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Kevin Garnett 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

Kevin Garnett

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Garnett 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Kevin Garnett 21 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Kevin Garnett 14 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Kevin Garnett 15 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Garnett 1 George Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Garnett 4 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 9 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin Garnett 9 George Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Garnett 12 George Mikan 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kevin Garnett 1 George Mikan 0 *

Scoring Leader Kevin Garnett 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Kevin Garnett 4 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 17.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.7 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 26,071 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 14,662 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 5,445 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 1,859 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 2,037 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 1,462 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .497 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .275 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.2 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 10.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 3.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Garnett 2,601 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Kevin Garnett 1,534 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Kevin Garnett 471 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Kevin Garnett 178 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Garnett 186 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Garnett 143 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Garnett .478 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Kevin Garnett .273 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Garnett .789 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998) 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.