Will Cherry vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Will Cherry 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

Will Cherry

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Will Cherry: 2014-15 to 2014-15
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Will Cherry 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Will Cherry 1 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Will Cherry 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Will Cherry 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Will Cherry 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Will Cherry 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Will Cherry 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Will Cherry 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Cherry 1.9 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Will Cherry 0.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Will Cherry 1.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Will Cherry 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Will Cherry 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Cherry 15 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Will Cherry 5 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Will Cherry 8 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Will Cherry 6 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Will Cherry 1 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Will Cherry 8 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Cherry .263 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Will Cherry .222 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Cherry .500 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Cherry 1.9 (2015) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Will Cherry 0.6 (2015) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Will Cherry 1.0 (2015) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Will Cherry 0.8 (2015) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Will Cherry 0.1 (2015) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Cherry - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Will Cherry - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Will Cherry - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Will Cherry - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Will Cherry - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Cherry - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Will Cherry - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Will Cherry - George Mikan 155

Total Steals Will Cherry - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Will Cherry - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Will Cherry 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Cherry - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Will Cherry - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Cherry - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Cherry - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Will Cherry - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Will Cherry - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Will Cherry - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Will Cherry - 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.