George Mikan vs. Trae Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Trae Young 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.

Trae Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Trae Young: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Trae Young 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Trae Young 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Trae Young 3

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Trae Young 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Trae Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Trae Young 1

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Trae Young 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Trae Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Trae Young 25.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Trae Young 3.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Trae Young 9.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Trae Young 10,379

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Trae Young 1,451

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Trae Young 3,868

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 414

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 62

Total Games George Mikan 439 Trae Young 407

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Trae Young .436

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young .355

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Trae Young .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Trae Young 29.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Trae Young 4.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Trae Young 10.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 0.2 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Trae Young 26.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Trae Young 3.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Trae Young 9.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Trae Young 713

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Trae Young 92

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Trae Young 243

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 33

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 4

Total Games George Mikan 70 Trae Young 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Trae Young .402

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young .297

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Trae Young .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Trae Young 29.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Trae Young 5.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Trae Young 10.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 1.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Trae Young 0.7 (2023)

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.