George Mikan vs. Bill Turner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Turner and George Mikan 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

George Mikan

vs.

Bill Turner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Bill Turner: 1967-68 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Bill Turner 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Bill Turner 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Bill Turner 5

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Bill Turner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Bill Turner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Bill Turner 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Bill Turner 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Bill Turner 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Bill Turner 5.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Bill Turner 3.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Bill Turner 0.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Bill Turner 1,597

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Bill Turner 1,039

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Bill Turner 167

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 439 Bill Turner 294

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Bill Turner .407

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Bill Turner .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Bill Turner 7.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Bill Turner 4.8 (1969)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Bill Turner 0.8 (1969)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Bill Turner 4.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Bill Turner 2.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Bill Turner 0.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Bill Turner 96

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Bill Turner 62

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Bill Turner 18

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 70 Bill Turner 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Bill Turner .425

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Bill Turner .710

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Bill Turner 5.5 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Bill Turner 4.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Bill Turner 1.2 (1969)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Bill Turner - 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.