Hilton Armstrong vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Hilton Armstrong, 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.

Hilton Armstrong played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than George Mikan, who played 7. Hilton Armstrong had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Rookie Season
	Hilton Armstrong	George Mikan
Season	2006-07	1948-49
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	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		%
Hilton Armstrong	56	11.3	3.1	1.0	1.6	2.7	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.6	1.4	1.2	2.2	.544	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.2	.597
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		%
Hilton Armstrong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Mikan	10	-	30.3	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	10.3	22.7	.454	-	-	-	9.7	12.1	.802

Season 2
	Hilton Armstrong	George Mikan
Season	2007-08	1949-50
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Hilton Armstrong	65	11.3	2.7	1.0	1.5	2.5	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.9	2.0	1.0	2.3	.453	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.1	.629
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		%
Hilton Armstrong	8	9.0	2.6	1.1	1.4	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.5	1.5	1.0	1.6	.615	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.3	.500
George Mikan	12	-	31.3	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.9	10.1	26.3	.383	-	-	-	11.2	14.2	.788

Season 3
	Hilton Armstrong	George Mikan
Season	2008-09	1950-51
Team	New Orleans Hornets	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Hornets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Hilton Armstrong	70	15.6	4.8	1.2	1.6	2.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.1	2.6	2.0	3.5	.561	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.4	.633
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		%
Hilton Armstrong	4	13.3	3.8	0.8	1.3	2.0	0.3	1.0	0.3	1.5	3.8	1.5	3.3	.462	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	2.5	.300
George Mikan	7	-	24.0	-	-	10.6	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	8.9	21.7	.408	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.800

Season 4
	Hilton Armstrong	George Mikan
Season	2009-10	1951-52
Team	New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
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		%
Hilton Armstrong	33	10.2	2.2	0.8	1.6	2.5	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.7	1.8	0.8	2.4	.354	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	1.0	.469
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		%
Hilton Armstrong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Hilton Armstrong	George Mikan
Season	2010-11	1952-53
Team	Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Hilton Armstrong	53	9.2	1.7	0.8	1.7	2.5	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	1.6	0.7	1.4	.487	0.0	0.1	.500	0.3	0.6	.485
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		%
Hilton Armstrong	8	4.4	0.6	0.5	0.8	1.3	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.9	0.1	0.6	.200	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	0.8	.500
George Mikan	12	38.6	19.8	-	-	15.4	1.9	-	-	-	4.7	6.5	17.8	.366	-	-	-	6.8	9.3	.732

Note: Hilton Armstrong didn't play in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Season 6
	Hilton Armstrong	George Mikan
Season	2013-14	1953-54
Team	Golden State Warriors	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Warriors Lost West 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		%
Hilton Armstrong	15	6.5	1.7	1.3	1.9	3.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.6	1.3	.474	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	1.1	.438
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		%
Hilton Armstrong	7	2.4	1.1	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.6	1.1	.500	0.0	0.1	.000	0.0	0.3	.000
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.