George Mikan vs. Ray Scott Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ray Scott 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.

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.

George Mikan played 7 years in the NBA, 2 less than Ray Scott, who played 9. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Ray Scott had his rookie season in 1961-62. 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
George Mikan 7 7 1948-49 to 1955-56
Ray Scott 9 4 1961-62 to 1969-70

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Mikan Ray Scott
Season 1948-491961-62
Team Minneapolis LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost West Div Finals
more >>
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
Ray Scott 75 27.8 13.3 - - 11.5 1.8 - - - 3.1 4.9 12.7 .387 - - - 3.4 5.2 .657
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
Ray Scott 10 40.0 17.3 - - 14.5 4.3 - - - 3.9 6.9 17.0 .406 - - - 3.5 6.7 .522

Season 2

George Mikan Ray Scott
Season 1949-501962-63
Team Minneapolis LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPistons Lost West Div Semis
more >>
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
Ray Scott 76 33.4 16.2 - - 10.2 2.5 - - - 3.5 6.1 14.6 .414 - - - 4.1 6.0 .674
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
Ray Scott 4 38.8 15.8 - - 12.0 2.3 - - - 4.8 6.8 19.3 .351 - - - 2.3 3.3 .692

Season 3

George Mikan Ray Scott
Season 1950-511963-64
Team Minneapolis LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
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
Ray Scott 80 37.1 17.6 - - 13.5 3.1 - - - 3.7 6.7 16.3 .412 - - - 4.1 5.7 .719
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
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 4

George Mikan Ray Scott
Season 1951-521964-65
Team Minneapolis LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Ray Scott 66 32.8 15.5 - - 9.6 3.6 - - - 3.2 6.1 16.5 .368 - - - 3.3 4.8 .701
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
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 5

George Mikan Ray Scott
Season 1952-531965-66
Team Minneapolis LakersDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Ray Scott 79 33.6 17.9 - - 9.6 3.0 - - - 2.6 6.9 16.6 .416 - - - 4.1 5.5 .743
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
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 6

George Mikan Ray Scott
Season 1953-541966-67
Team Minneapolis LakersDetroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Ray Scott 72 34.0 16.3 - - 10.6 2.2 - - - 3.0 6.4 15.9 .400 - - - 3.6 5.1 .699
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
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7

George Mikan Ray Scott
Season 1955-561967-68
Team Minneapolis LakersBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 37 20.7 10.5 - - 8.3 1.4 - - - 4.1 4.0 10.1 .395 - - - 2.5 3.3 .770
Ray Scott 81 36.1 16.4 - - 13.7 2.1 - - - 3.1 6.0 14.7 .412 - - - 4.3 5.5 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 3 20.0 12.0 - - 9.3 1.7 - - - 4.7 4.3 11.7 .371 - - - 3.3 4.3 .769
Ray Scott ------- --- ----------

Season 8

George Mikan Ray Scott
Season -1968-69
Team -Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Ray Scott 82 26.4 11.8 - - 8.8 1.6 - - - 2.6 4.7 11.3 .416 - - - 2.4 3.1 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Ray Scott 4 34.3 13.3 - - 8.0 1.0 - - - 4.0 5.8 13.0 .442 - - - 1.8 2.0 .875

Season 9

George Mikan Ray Scott
Season -1969-70
Team -Baltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bullets Lost East Div Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Ray Scott 73 19.1 8.9 - - 6.3 1.6 - - - 2.0 3.5 8.3 .425 - - - 1.9 2.4 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Ray Scott 7 12.9 4.6 - - 3.0 0.6 - - - 1.1 1.6 4.9 .324 - - - 1.4 2.0 .714