Wes Matthews vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Wes Matthews 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

Wes Matthews

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wes Matthews: 1980-81 to 1989-90
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wes Matthews 2 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Wes Matthews 9 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Wes Matthews 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Wes Matthews 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Wes Matthews 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wes Matthews 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Wes Matthews 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Wes Matthews 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 7.9 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 4.2 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 3,654 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 626 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Wes Matthews 1,955 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Wes Matthews 444 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 81 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Wes Matthews 465 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .478 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .225 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .788 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 12.4 (1981) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 1.8 (1981) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 6.3 (1986) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 1.4 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 (1986) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 4.6 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 1.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wes Matthews 173 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Wes Matthews 18 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Wes Matthews 66 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Wes Matthews 14 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Wes Matthews 2 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Wes Matthews 38 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wes Matthews .482 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Wes Matthews .111 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wes Matthews .800 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wes Matthews 25.3 (1986) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wes Matthews 2.3 (1986) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Wes Matthews 8.0 (1986) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Wes Matthews 2.0 (1986) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wes Matthews 0.5 (1982) 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.