George Mikan vs. Morlon Wiley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Morlon Wiley 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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 and Morlon Wiley both played 7 years in the NBA. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Morlon Wiley had his rookie season in 1988-89. 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
Morlon Wiley 7 0 1988-89 to 1994-95

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Mikan Morlon Wiley
Season 1948-491988-89
Team Minneapolis LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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
Morlon Wiley 51 8.0 2.2 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.2 0.9 2.2 .404 0.1 0.5 .250 0.3 0.3 .813
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 2

George Mikan Morlon Wiley
Season 1949-501989-90
Team Minneapolis LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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
Morlon Wiley 40 16.0 5.7 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.9 1.1 0.1 1.6 1.6 2.3 5.2 .442 0.4 1.2 .370 0.7 1.0 .737
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 3

George Mikan Morlon Wiley
Season 1950-511990-91
Team Minneapolis LakersOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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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
Morlon Wiley 34 10.3 3.3 0.1 0.4 0.5 2.1 0.7 0.0 1.0 1.1 1.3 3.2 .417 0.2 0.4 .500 0.5 0.7 .680
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 4

George Mikan Morlon Wiley
Season 1951-521991-92
Team Minneapolis LakersOrlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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
Morlon Wiley 53 16.4 3.8 0.5 1.1 1.5 3.4 0.9 0.1 1.1 1.7 1.6 3.6 .430 0.3 0.8 .333 0.5 0.7 .686
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 5

George Mikan Morlon Wiley
Season 1952-531992-93
Team Minneapolis LakersAtlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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
Morlon Wiley 58 17.2 4.5 0.5 1.1 1.6 3.1 1.1 0.1 1.4 2.2 1.7 4.4 .378 0.9 2.7 .351 0.3 0.4 .654
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Season 6

George Mikan Morlon Wiley
Season 1953-541993-94
Team Minneapolis LakersMiami Heat, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
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
Morlon Wiley 16 9.9 1.3 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.4 0.9 0.0 1.1 1.3 0.6 1.8 .310 0.2 0.6 .300 0.0 0.0 -
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------

Note: George Mikan didn't play in 1954-55.

Season 7

George Mikan Morlon Wiley
Season 1955-561994-95
Team Minneapolis LakersDallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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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
Morlon Wiley 43 9.9 3.2 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.2 2.7 .427 0.7 1.8 .380 0.2 0.2 .700
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
Morlon Wiley ------- --- ----------