Kyrie Irving vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kyrie Irving 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Kyrie Irving 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Kyrie Irving 0 George Mikan 1 *

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 George Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.4 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,778 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 285 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 365 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 110 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 76 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .456 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .396 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .889 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.0 (2024) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.5 (2024) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 2.5 (2024) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.