Richard Jefferson vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Richard Jefferson 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Jefferson 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Richard Jefferson 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Richard Jefferson 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.