Stephen Curry vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 George Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 George Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Stephen Curry 0 George Mikan 1 *

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 George Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.