Mel Counts vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Mel Counts 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

Mel Counts

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Counts: 1964-65 to 1975-76
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Counts 2 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Mel Counts 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Mel Counts 8 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Mel Counts 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mel Counts 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Counts 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Mel Counts 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Mel Counts 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 8.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 6,516 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 4,756 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Mel Counts 1,100 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Mel Counts 85 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 74 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 789 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .435 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .764 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 12.6 (1970) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 2.4 (1975) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.7 (1975) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.6 (1975) * George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Counts 7.6 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 6.1 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Counts 648 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Mel Counts 519 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Mel Counts 100 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Mel Counts 2 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Mel Counts 2 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Mel Counts 85 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Counts .426 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Mel Counts - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Counts .775 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Counts 11.2 (1969) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Counts 8.9 (1968) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Mel Counts 1.6 (1973) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mel Counts 0.5 (1974) * 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. ** 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.