Larry Bird vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 George Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 George Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 George Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Larry Bird 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Larry Bird 0 George Mikan 1 *

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 George Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.