George Mikan vs. Paul Pressey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pressey 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.

Paul Pressey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Paul Pressey: 1982-83 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Paul Pressey 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Paul Pressey 11

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Paul Pressey 9

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Paul Pressey 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Paul Pressey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Paul Pressey 0

All-Defensive 1st Team George Mikan 0 * Paul Pressey 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 0 Paul Pressey 3

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Paul Pressey 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Paul Pressey 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Paul Pressey 10.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Paul Pressey 3.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Paul Pressey 5.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Paul Pressey 7,664

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Paul Pressey 2,798

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Paul Pressey 3,715

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 997

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 428

Total Games George Mikan 439 Paul Pressey 724

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Paul Pressey .485

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey .222

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Paul Pressey .749

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Paul Pressey 16.1 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Paul Pressey 5.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Paul Pressey 7.8 (1986)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 2.1 (1986)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 0.9 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Paul Pressey 11.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Paul Pressey 4.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Paul Pressey 5.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 1.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Paul Pressey 881

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Paul Pressey 316

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Paul Pressey 420

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 116

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 49

Total Games George Mikan 70 Paul Pressey 75

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Paul Pressey .471

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey .244

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Paul Pressey .728

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Paul Pressey 16.1 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Paul Pressey 6.0 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Paul Pressey 8.6 (1987)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 2.3 (1987)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Pressey 0.9 (1986)

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.