Austin Croshere vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Austin Croshere, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Austin Croshere played 12 years in the NBA, 5 more than George Mikan, who played 7. Austin Croshere had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while George Mikan had his rookie season in 1948-49. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Austin Croshere	12	9	1997-98 to 2008-09
George Mikan	7	7	1948-49 to 1955-56

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12


Rookie Season
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	1997-98	1948-49
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	26	9.3	2.9	0.4	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	1.2	1.2	3.3	.372	0.2	0.5	.308	0.3	0.5	.571
George Mikan	60	-	28.3	-	-	-	3.6	-	-	-	4.3	9.7	23.4	.416	-	-	-	8.9	11.5	.772

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Mikan	10	-	30.3	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	10.3	22.7	.454	-	-	-	9.7	12.1	.802


Season 2
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	1998-99	1949-50
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	27	9.2	3.4	0.6	1.1	1.7	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.9	1.2	1.2	2.8	.427	0.3	1.1	.276	0.7	0.9	.870
George Mikan	68	-	27.4	-	-	-	2.9	-	-	-	4.4	9.5	23.5	.407	-	-	-	8.3	10.7	.779

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	1	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	2.0	1.000
George Mikan	12	-	31.3	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.9	10.1	26.3	.383	-	-	-	11.2	14.2	.788


Season 3
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	1999-00	1950-51
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost NBA Finals	Lakers Lost West Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	81	23.3	10.3	1.7	4.7	6.4	1.1	0.5	0.7	1.5	2.5	3.6	8.1	.441	0.8	2.1	.362	2.4	2.9	.848
George Mikan	68	-	28.4	-	-	14.1	3.1	-	-	-	4.5	10.0	23.3	.428	-	-	-	8.5	10.5	.803

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	23	21.3	9.4	1.3	3.4	4.7	0.8	0.4	0.7	1.1	2.2	2.8	6.7	.418	0.7	1.6	.405	3.2	3.8	.839
George Mikan	7	-	24.0	-	-	10.6	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	8.9	21.7	.408	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.800


Season 4
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	2000-01	1951-52
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	81	23.1	10.1	1.5	3.3	4.8	1.1	0.4	0.6	1.7	2.2	3.4	8.7	.394	0.9	2.6	.338	2.5	2.9	.866
George Mikan	64	40.2	23.8	-	-	13.5	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	8.5	22.1	.385	-	-	-	6.8	8.7	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	4	32.3	10.8	1.3	3.8	5.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	2.3	3.8	3.5	8.8	.400	0.5	2.5	.200	3.3	3.8	.867
George Mikan	13	42.5	23.6	-	-	15.9	2.8	-	-	-	4.8	7.6	20.1	.379	-	-	-	8.4	10.6	.790


Season 5
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	2001-02	1952-53
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	76	16.9	6.8	1.0	2.9	3.9	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.9	1.4	2.4	5.9	.413	0.6	1.9	.338	1.3	1.5	.851
George Mikan	70	37.9	20.6	-	-	14.4	2.9	-	-	-	4.1	7.1	17.9	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.780

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	4	15.0	6.0	1.0	2.5	3.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.0	5.0	.400	0.5	1.5	.333	1.5	2.0	.750
George Mikan	12	38.6	19.8	-	-	15.4	1.9	-	-	-	4.7	6.5	17.8	.366	-	-	-	6.8	9.3	.732


Season 6
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	2002-03	1953-54
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	49	12.9	5.1	0.8	2.3	3.2	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.6	1.0	1.8	4.3	.411	0.6	1.4	.391	1.1	1.3	.815
George Mikan	72	32.8	18.1	-	-	14.3	2.4	-	-	-	3.7	6.1	16.1	.380	-	-	-	5.9	7.6	.777

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	4	11.8	4.0	2.0	2.3	4.3	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.8	1.3	1.3	4.8	.263	0.0	1.5	.000	1.5	1.8	.857
George Mikan	13	32.6	19.4	-	-	13.2	1.9	-	-	-	4.3	6.7	14.6	.458	-	-	-	6.0	7.4	.813

Note: George Mikan didn't play in 1954-55.


Season 7
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	2003-04	1955-56
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals	Lakers Lost West Div Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	77	13.6	5.0	0.8	2.4	3.2	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.7	1.3	1.5	4.0	.388	0.7	1.9	.389	1.2	1.4	.894
George Mikan	37	20.7	10.5	-	-	8.3	1.4	-	-	-	4.1	4.0	10.1	.395	-	-	-	2.5	3.3	.770

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	13	16.5	4.8	1.0	2.1	3.1	0.9	0.3	0.2	0.5	1.3	1.5	4.2	.345	0.6	1.8	.333	1.3	1.6	.810
George Mikan	3	20.0	12.0	-	-	9.3	1.7	-	-	-	4.7	4.3	11.7	.371	-	-	-	3.3	4.3	.769


Season 8
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	2004-05	-
Team	Indiana Pacers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf Semis	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	73	25.0	8.9	1.4	3.7	5.1	1.3	0.7	0.2	1.4	2.1	2.6	6.8	.378	0.6	2.4	.259	3.1	3.5	.883
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	10	8.6	2.5	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.0	0.4	1.0	.400	0.2	0.4	.500	1.5	1.8	.833
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	2005-06	-
Team	Indiana Pacers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	50	23.0	8.2	1.2	4.1	5.3	1.2	0.4	0.1	1.0	2.1	2.6	5.7	.463	1.1	2.8	.386	1.8	2.0	.882
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	6	29.2	8.2	0.8	2.8	3.7	1.2	0.8	0.0	1.0	1.8	2.0	6.3	.316	1.5	3.8	.391	2.7	3.0	.889
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	2006-07	-
Team	Dallas Mavericks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	61	11.9	3.7	0.5	2.5	3.0	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.1	1.3	3.6	.351	0.4	1.5	.286	0.7	0.9	.865
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	3	11.3	5.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.7	1.3	4.0	.333	1.0	1.3	.750	1.3	1.3	1.000
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	2007-08	-
Team	Golden State Warriors	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	44	10.4	3.9	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.5	1.4	1.4	3.1	.445	0.5	1.4	.361	0.7	0.7	.906
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Austin Croshere	George Mikan
Season	2008-09	-
Team	Milwaukee Bucks, San Antonio Spurs	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	14	7.1	2.9	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	1.0	2.8	.359	0.4	1.1	.333	0.5	0.9	.583
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Austin Croshere	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Mikan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Austin Croshere vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Austin Croshere, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12