John Celestand vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and John Celestand 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

John Celestand

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Celestand: 1999-00 to 1999-00
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Celestand 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons John Celestand 1 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played John Celestand 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games John Celestand 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Celestand 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Celestand 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader John Celestand 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader John Celestand 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Celestand 2.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Celestand 0.7 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game John Celestand 1.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game John Celestand 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Celestand 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Celestand 37 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds John Celestand 11 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists John Celestand 20 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals John Celestand 7 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Celestand 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Celestand 16 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Celestand .333 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Celestand .222 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Celestand .833 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Celestand 2.3 (2000) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Celestand 0.7 (2000) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game John Celestand 1.3 (2000) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Celestand 0.4 (2000) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Celestand 0.0 (2000) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Celestand - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds John Celestand - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists John Celestand - George Mikan 155

Total Steals John Celestand - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Celestand - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Celestand 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Celestand - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Celestand - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Celestand - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Celestand - George Mikan - 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.