Tim Hardaway vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Tim Hardaway 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

Tim Hardaway

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Hardaway: 1989-90 to 2002-03
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Hardaway 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Tim Hardaway 13 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Tim Hardaway 9 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Tim Hardaway 5 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tim Hardaway 1 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Hardaway 5 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Tim Hardaway 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Tim Hardaway 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 17.7 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 8.2 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 15,373 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 2,855 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 7,095 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 1,428 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 129 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway 867 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .431 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .355 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .782 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 23.4 (1992) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.0 (1991) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 10.6 (1993) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 2.6 (1991) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 (1996) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 16.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.1 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 6.8 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 1.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Hardaway 943 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Tim Hardaway 172 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Tim Hardaway 382 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Tim Hardaway 88 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Hardaway 9 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tim Hardaway 56 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Hardaway .393 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Tim Hardaway .320 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Hardaway .751 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Hardaway 26.0 (1998) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Hardaway 4.1 (1997) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tim Hardaway 11.2 (1991) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tim Hardaway 3.3 (1992) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Hardaway 0.8 (1991) 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.