Fred Foster vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Fred Foster 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

Fred Foster

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Foster: 1968-69 to 1976-77
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Foster 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Fred Foster 8 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Fred Foster 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Fred Foster 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Fred Foster 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Foster 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Fred Foster 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Fred Foster 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 7.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.1 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.0 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 4,093 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 1,275 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Fred Foster 601 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Fred Foster 57 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Fred Foster 8 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Fred Foster 524 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .414 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster .727 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 14.8 (1970) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 4.2 (1970) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.5 (1973) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster 0.3 (1974) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster 0.1 (1974) * George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Foster 18 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Fred Foster 12 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Fred Foster 5 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Fred Foster 0 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Fred Foster 0 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Fred Foster 5 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Foster .421 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Fred Foster - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Foster 1.000 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Foster 3.6 (1971) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Foster 2.4 (1971) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Fred Foster 1.0 (1971) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Fred Foster - * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred Foster - * George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.