Justin Anderson vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Justin Anderson, 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.

Justin Anderson played 6 years in the NBA, 1 less than George Mikan, who played 7. Justin Anderson had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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
	Justin Anderson	George Mikan
Season	2015-16	1948-49
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Mavericks 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		%
Justin Anderson	55	11.8	3.8	0.3	2.1	2.4	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.8	1.3	3.2	.406	0.4	1.5	.265	0.8	1.0	.800
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		%
Justin Anderson	5	19.0	9.4	1.8	2.2	4.0	1.4	0.8	0.6	1.0	2.4	3.4	7.4	.459	0.8	2.6	.308	1.8	2.8	.643
George Mikan	10	-	30.3	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	10.3	22.7	.454	-	-	-	9.7	12.1	.802

Season 2
	Justin Anderson	George Mikan
Season	2016-17	1949-50
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers	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		%
Justin Anderson	75	16.4	7.1	0.9	2.3	3.3	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.9	1.5	2.5	5.9	.424	0.8	2.6	.299	1.4	1.7	.791
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		%
Justin Anderson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Mikan	12	-	31.3	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.9	10.1	26.3	.383	-	-	-	11.2	14.2	.788

Season 3
	Justin Anderson	George Mikan
Season	2017-18	1950-51
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Justin Anderson	38	13.7	6.2	0.7	1.8	2.4	0.7	0.4	0.2	0.4	1.4	2.3	5.3	.431	0.9	2.7	.330	0.7	1.0	.737
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		%
Justin Anderson	7	4.7	1.1	0.1	1.1	1.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.1	0.4	1.1	.375	0.3	1.0	.286	0.0	0.0	-
George Mikan	7	-	24.0	-	-	10.6	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	8.9	21.7	.408	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.800

Season 4
	Justin Anderson	George Mikan
Season	2018-19	1951-52
Team	Atlanta Hawks	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		%
Justin Anderson	48	9.6	3.7	0.5	1.3	1.8	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.5	1.0	1.3	3.3	.408	0.5	1.6	.312	0.5	0.7	.743
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		%
Justin Anderson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Justin Anderson	George Mikan
Season	2019-20	1952-53
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Nets 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		%
Justin Anderson	10	10.7	2.8	0.1	2.0	2.1	0.8	0.0	0.6	0.4	1.3	1.0	3.8	.263	0.6	2.9	.207	0.2	0.4	.500
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		%
Justin Anderson	3	9.3	6.3	0.0	2.7	2.7	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.7	4.0	.417	1.7	3.7	.455	1.3	1.3	1.000
George Mikan	12	38.6	19.8	-	-	15.4	1.9	-	-	-	4.7	6.5	17.8	.366	-	-	-	6.8	9.3	.732

Note: Justin Anderson didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 6
	Justin Anderson	George Mikan
Season	2021-22	1953-54
Team	Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers	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		%
Justin Anderson	16	19.8	6.4	0.3	2.6	2.9	2.1	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.4	2.3	5.9	.379	0.9	3.7	.254	0.9	1.2	.789
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		%
Justin Anderson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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.