George Mikan vs. Kostas Papanikolaou Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kostas Papanikolaou 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.

Kostas Papanikolaou

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Kostas Papanikolaou 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Kostas Papanikolaou 249

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Kostas Papanikolaou 158

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Kostas Papanikolaou 101

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 42

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 18

Total Games George Mikan 439 Kostas Papanikolaou 69

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Kostas Papanikolaou .354

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .297

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Kostas Papanikolaou .688

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Kostas Papanikolaou 3

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Kostas Papanikolaou 2

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Kostas Papanikolaou 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Kostas Papanikolaou .250

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou .000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Kostas Papanikolaou .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015)

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.