David Lee vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games David Lee 2 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader David Lee 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader David Lee 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals David Lee 625 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks David Lee 329 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games David Lee 829 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists David Lee 43 George Mikan 155

Total Steals David Lee 14 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks David Lee 8 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games David Lee 43 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) 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.