John Lambert vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and John Lambert, 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.

John Lambert and George Mikan both played 7 years in the NBA. John Lambert had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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
	John Lambert	George Mikan
Season	1975-76	1948-49
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Cavaliers 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		%
John Lambert	54	6.2	2.3	0.7	1.2	1.9	0.3	0.1	0.2	-	1.0	0.9	2.0	.445	-	-	-	0.5	0.7	.676
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		%
John Lambert	6	5.7	2.0	0.3	1.5	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.3	-	1.2	0.8	2.2	.385	-	-	-	0.3	0.3	1.000
George Mikan	10	-	30.3	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	10.3	22.7	.454	-	-	-	9.7	12.1	.802

Season 2
	John Lambert	George Mikan
Season	1976-77	1949-50
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Cavaliers 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		%
John Lambert	63	8.8	2.5	1.0	1.5	2.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	-	1.2	1.1	2.5	.427	-	-	-	0.4	0.6	.694
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		%
John Lambert	3	6.3	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	-	1.3	0.7	1.3	.500	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	-
George Mikan	12	-	31.3	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.9	10.1	26.3	.383	-	-	-	11.2	14.2	.788

Season 3
	John Lambert	George Mikan
Season	1977-78	1950-51
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Cavaliers Lost East 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		%
John Lambert	76	14.1	4.1	1.6	2.6	4.3	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.8	2.2	1.9	4.4	.423	-	-	-	0.4	0.6	.563
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		%
John Lambert	2	9.5	1.5	1.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	1.5	.333	-	-	-	0.5	1.0	.500
George Mikan	7	-	24.0	-	-	10.6	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	8.9	21.7	.408	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.800

Season 4
	John Lambert	George Mikan
Season	1978-79	1951-52
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	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		%
John Lambert	70	14.7	4.7	1.7	2.5	4.1	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.9	2.3	2.1	4.7	.450	-	-	-	0.5	0.8	.636
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		%
John Lambert	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	John Lambert	George Mikan
Season	1979-80	1952-53
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
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		%
John Lambert	74	17.9	5.4	1.9	2.9	4.8	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.9	2.7	2.2	5.4	.413	0.0	0.0	.000	1.0	1.4	.723
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		%
John Lambert	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	John Lambert	George Mikan
Season	1980-81	1953-54
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Kansas City Kings	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West 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		%
John Lambert	46	10.5	3.3	0.6	1.4	2.0	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.7	1.5	3.6	.412	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	0.5	.783
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		%
John Lambert	15	11.7	3.3	1.3	1.2	2.5	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.4	1.4	1.5	3.6	.407	0.0	0.2	.000	0.3	0.4	.833
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.