Matt Barnes vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Barnes 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Matt Barnes 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Matt Barnes 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) 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.