Aaron James vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Aaron James that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Aaron James

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Aaron James: 1974-75 to 1978-79
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Aaron James 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Aaron James 5 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Aaron James 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Aaron James 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Aaron James 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Aaron James 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Aaron James 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Aaron James 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron James 10.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James 4.1 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Aaron James 1.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Aaron James 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Aaron James 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron James 3,829 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Aaron James 1,470 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Aaron James 370 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Aaron James 158 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Aaron James 69 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Aaron James 356 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron James .481 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Aaron James - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron James .760 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron James 12.2 (1978) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James 5.3 (1978) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Aaron James 1.4 (1978) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Aaron James 0.5 (1975) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Aaron James 0.3 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron James - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Aaron James - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Aaron James - George Mikan 155

Total Steals Aaron James - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Aaron James - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Aaron James 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron James - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Aaron James - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron James - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Aaron James - George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.