George Mikan vs. Mark Strickland Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

George Mikan played 7 years in the NBA, 1 less than Mark Strickland, who played 8. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Mark Strickland had his rookie season in 1994-95. 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
Rookie Season
	George Mikan	Mark Strickland
Season	1948-49	1994-95
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
George Mikan	60	-	28.3	-	-	-	3.6	-	-	-	4.3	9.7	23.4	.416	-	-	-	8.9	11.5	.772
Mark Strickland	4	2.3	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.5	.500
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	10	-	30.3	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	10.3	22.7	.454	-	-	-	9.7	12.1	.802
Mark Strickland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note: Mark Strickland didn't play in 1995-96.

Season 2
	George Mikan	Mark Strickland
Season	1949-50	1996-97
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Heat Lost East Conf 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		%
George Mikan	68	-	27.4	-	-	-	2.9	-	-	-	4.4	9.5	23.5	.407	-	-	-	8.3	10.7	.779
Mark Strickland	31	4.9	2.0	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.9	.417	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.7	.571
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	12	-	31.3	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.9	10.1	26.3	.383	-	-	-	11.2	14.2	.788
Mark Strickland	4	3.8	2.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	2.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.5	.000

Season 3
	George Mikan	Mark Strickland
Season	1950-51	1997-98
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	Heat 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		%
George Mikan	68	-	28.4	-	-	14.1	3.1	-	-	-	4.5	10.0	23.3	.428	-	-	-	8.5	10.5	.803
Mark Strickland	51	16.6	6.8	1.6	2.6	4.2	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.9	1.7	2.8	5.3	.539	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.6	.720
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	7	-	24.0	-	-	10.6	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	8.9	21.7	.408	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.800
Mark Strickland	3	9.0	3.0	0.7	1.7	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	1.3	1.3	1.7	.800	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500

Season 4
	George Mikan	Mark Strickland
Season	1951-52	1998-99
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Heat 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		%
George Mikan	64	40.2	23.8	-	-	13.5	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	8.5	22.1	.385	-	-	-	6.8	8.7	.780
Mark Strickland	32	11.2	3.7	0.8	1.6	2.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.9	1.6	3.2	.495	0.0	0.0	.000	0.6	0.8	.731
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	13	42.5	23.6	-	-	15.9	2.8	-	-	-	4.8	7.6	20.1	.379	-	-	-	8.4	10.6	.790
Mark Strickland	2	4.0	2.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	1.0	1.000

Season 5
	George Mikan	Mark Strickland
Season	1952-53	1999-00
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Miami Heat
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Heat 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		%
George Mikan	70	37.9	20.6	-	-	14.4	2.9	-	-	-	4.1	7.1	17.9	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.780
Mark Strickland	58	11.4	4.9	0.8	1.7	2.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	1.2	2.1	3.9	.545	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.714
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	12	38.6	19.8	-	-	15.4	1.9	-	-	-	4.7	6.5	17.8	.366	-	-	-	6.8	9.3	.732
Mark Strickland	1	10.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	2.0	.000

Season 6
	George Mikan	Mark Strickland
Season	1953-54	2000-01
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
George Mikan	72	32.8	18.1	-	-	14.3	2.4	-	-	-	3.7	6.1	16.1	.380	-	-	-	5.9	7.6	.777
Mark Strickland	55	13.1	4.6	1.0	1.9	2.9	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.6	1.3	1.9	4.3	.431	0.0	0.0	.500	0.8	1.3	.643
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
George Mikan	13	32.6	19.4	-	-	13.2	1.9	-	-	-	4.3	6.7	14.6	.458	-	-	-	6.0	7.4	.813
Mark Strickland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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