George Mikan vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Mikan 0 * Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Steve Nash 7

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Steve Nash 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Steve Nash 0

Assists Leader George Mikan 0 Steve Nash 5

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 102

Total Games George Mikan 439 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Steve Nash 422

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 14

Total Games George Mikan 70 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)

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.