Sam Jones vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Sam Jones 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

Sam Jones

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jones 10 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Sam Jones 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Sam Jones 12 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Sam Jones 5 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Jones 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jones 3 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Sam Jones 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Sam Jones 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 17.7 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.9 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.5 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 15,411 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 4,305 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Sam Jones 2,209 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Sam Jones 871 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .456 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .803 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 25.9 (1965) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 6.0 (1959) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.2 (1966) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jones 18.9 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 4.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 2.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jones 2,909 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Sam Jones 718 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Sam Jones 358 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Sam Jones 154 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jones .447 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jones .811 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jones 28.6 (1965) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jones 7.1 (1962) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Sam Jones 3.1 (1962) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Jones - n/a ** 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.