Tim Duncan vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 George Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 George Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 George Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 George Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Tim Duncan 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Tim Duncan 0 George Mikan 1 *

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 George Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.