Paul McPherson vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Paul McPherson 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

Paul McPherson

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul McPherson: 2000-01 to 2000-01
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul McPherson 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Paul McPherson 1 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Paul McPherson 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Paul McPherson 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul McPherson 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul McPherson 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Paul McPherson 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Paul McPherson 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul McPherson 4.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson 1.4 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson 0.7 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McPherson 262 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Paul McPherson 79 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Paul McPherson 38 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Paul McPherson 25 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul McPherson 4 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Paul McPherson 55 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McPherson .505 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Paul McPherson .167 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul McPherson .724 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul McPherson 4.8 (2001) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson 1.4 (2001) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson 0.7 (2001) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson 0.5 (2001) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson 0.1 (2001) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul McPherson - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul McPherson - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Paul McPherson - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Paul McPherson - George Mikan 155

Total Steals Paul McPherson - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul McPherson - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Paul McPherson 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul McPherson - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Paul McPherson - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul McPherson - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul McPherson - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Paul McPherson - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Paul McPherson - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Paul McPherson - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul McPherson - 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.