Mike James vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Mike James 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

Mike James

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike James: 2001-02 to 2013-14
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike James 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Mike James 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Mike James 3 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Mike James 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mike James 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike James 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Mike James 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Mike James 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 9.9 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 2.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Mike James 3.5 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 5,863 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Mike James 1,324 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Mike James 2,075 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Mike James 458 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Mike James 38 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Mike James 595 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .417 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Mike James .379 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .802 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 20.3 (2006) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 3.3 (2006) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Mike James 5.8 (2006) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Mike James 1.2 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.2 (2012) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 4.5 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Mike James 1.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 150 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Mike James 40 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Mike James 41 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Mike James 13 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Mike James 2 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Mike James 33 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .425 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Mike James .286 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .810 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 11.6 (2005) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.9 (2005) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Mike James 2.3 (2005) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.9 (2005) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.3 (2005) 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.