Cheese Johnson vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Cheese Johnson 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

Cheese Johnson

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cheese Johnson: 1979-80 to 1979-80
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cheese Johnson 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Cheese Johnson 1 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Cheese Johnson 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Cheese Johnson 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Cheese Johnson 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cheese Johnson 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Cheese Johnson 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Cheese Johnson 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson 27 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson 14 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Cheese Johnson 2 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Cheese Johnson 1 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Cheese Johnson 9 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson .400 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson .600 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson 3.0 (1980) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson 1.6 (1980) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.2 (1980) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.1 (1980) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson 0.0 (1980) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Cheese Johnson - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Cheese Johnson - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Cheese Johnson - George Mikan 155

Total Steals Cheese Johnson - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Cheese Johnson - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Cheese Johnson 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cheese Johnson - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Cheese Johnson - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cheese Johnson - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cheese Johnson - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Cheese Johnson - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Cheese Johnson - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Cheese Johnson - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Cheese Johnson - 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.