George Mikan vs. Kelly Tripucka Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kelly Tripucka and George Mikan, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
George Mikan played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Kelly Tripucka, who played 10. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Kelly Tripucka had his rookie season in 1981-82. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
George Mikan |
7 |
7 |
1948-49 to 1955-56 |
Kelly Tripucka |
10 |
5 |
1981-82 to 1990-91 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
60 |
- |
28.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
9.7 |
23.4 |
.416 |
- |
- |
- |
8.9 |
11.5 |
.772 |
Kelly Tripucka |
82 |
37.5 |
21.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
5.4 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
2.9 |
7.8 |
15.6 |
.496 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.227 |
6.0 |
7.6 |
.797 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
10 |
- |
30.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
10.3 |
22.7 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
9.7 |
12.1 |
.802 |
Kelly Tripucka |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
68 |
- |
27.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
9.5 |
23.5 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
10.7 |
.779 |
Kelly Tripucka |
58 |
38.8 |
26.5 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
9.7 |
19.9 |
.489 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.378 |
6.8 |
8.0 |
.845 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
12 |
- |
31.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
10.1 |
26.3 |
.383 |
- |
- |
- |
11.2 |
14.2 |
.788 |
Kelly Tripucka |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
68 |
- |
28.4 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
10.0 |
23.3 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
8.5 |
10.5 |
.803 |
Kelly Tripucka |
76 |
32.8 |
21.3 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
7.8 |
17.1 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.118 |
5.6 |
6.9 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
7 |
- |
24.0 |
- |
- |
10.6 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
8.9 |
21.7 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.9 |
.800 |
Kelly Tripucka |
5 |
41.6 |
27.4 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
9.6 |
20.4 |
.471 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
8.2 |
10.2 |
.804 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
64 |
40.2 |
23.8 |
- |
- |
13.5 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.5 |
8.5 |
22.1 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
8.7 |
.780 |
Kelly Tripucka |
55 |
30.5 |
19.1 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
15.1 |
.477 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.400 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
.885 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
13 |
42.5 |
23.6 |
- |
- |
15.9 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
7.6 |
20.1 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.6 |
.790 |
Kelly Tripucka |
9 |
32.0 |
14.8 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
13.1 |
.415 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
70 |
37.9 |
20.6 |
- |
- |
14.4 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
7.1 |
17.9 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.1 |
.780 |
Kelly Tripucka |
81 |
32.4 |
20.0 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
4.3 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
7.6 |
15.3 |
.498 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.480 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
.856 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
12 |
38.6 |
19.8 |
- |
- |
15.4 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.5 |
17.8 |
.366 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
9.3 |
.732 |
Kelly Tripucka |
4 |
43.8 |
21.8 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
5.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
8.3 |
17.8 |
.465 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.3 |
5.8 |
.913 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
72 |
32.8 |
18.1 |
- |
- |
14.3 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
6.1 |
16.1 |
.380 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
7.6 |
.777 |
Kelly Tripucka |
79 |
23.6 |
10.1 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
3.7 |
7.9 |
.469 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.365 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.872 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
13 |
32.6 |
19.4 |
- |
- |
13.2 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.7 |
14.6 |
.458 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
7.4 |
.813 |
Kelly Tripucka |
5 |
14.0 |
6.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
.700 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
.000 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.000 |
Note: George Mikan didn't play in 1954-55.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
37 |
20.7 |
10.5 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
4.0 |
10.1 |
.395 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.770 |
Kelly Tripucka |
49 |
19.9 |
7.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.459 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.419 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.868 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
3 |
20.0 |
12.0 |
- |
- |
9.3 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
4.3 |
11.7 |
.371 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.769 |
Kelly Tripucka |
2 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kelly Tripucka |
71 |
32.4 |
22.6 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
8.0 |
17.1 |
.467 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.357 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
.866 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kelly Tripucka |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kelly Tripucka |
79 |
30.4 |
15.6 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.1 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
13.0 |
.430 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.365 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
.883 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kelly Tripucka |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kelly Tripucka |
77 |
16.7 |
7.0 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
.454 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
.910 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Kelly Tripucka |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |