George Mikan vs. Robert Reid Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Reid 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, 6 less than Robert Reid, who played 13. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Robert Reid had his rookie season in 1977-78. 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 |
Robert Reid |
13 |
9 |
1977-78 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 |
Robert Reid |
80 |
23.1 |
7.3 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
7.2 |
.455 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.656 |
|
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 |
Robert Reid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Robert Reid |
82 |
27.5 |
10.9 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
5.9 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
9.5 |
.492 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.3 |
.704 |
|
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 |
Robert Reid |
2 |
22.5 |
10.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
8.5 |
.412 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.5 |
.667 |
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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 |
Robert Reid |
76 |
30.3 |
13.0 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
3.2 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
11.3 |
.487 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
.736 |
|
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 |
Robert Reid |
7 |
38.0 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
7.4 |
14.6 |
.510 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
.846 |
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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 |
Robert Reid |
82 |
36.1 |
15.9 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
7.1 |
4.2 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.5 |
13.6 |
.482 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
.756 |
|
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 |
Robert Reid |
21 |
41.3 |
16.1 |
2.7 |
4.1 |
6.8 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
.663 |
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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 |
Robert Reid |
77 |
37.8 |
13.4 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.9 |
5.7 |
12.4 |
.456 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.100 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.748 |
|
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 |
Robert Reid |
3 |
38.3 |
11.3 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
8.7 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
10.3 |
.484 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.800 |
Note: Robert Reid didn't play in 1982-83.
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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 |
Robert Reid |
64 |
30.3 |
14.0 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
5.3 |
3.4 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
6.3 |
13.4 |
.474 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
.659 |
|
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 |
Robert Reid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
Robert Reid |
82 |
21.5 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
7.9 |
.481 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.063 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.698 |
|
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 |
Robert Reid |
5 |
17.4 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
.422 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
.000 |
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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
82 |
26.3 |
12.0 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
5.0 |
10.7 |
.464 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.182 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.757 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
20 |
38.7 |
14.9 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
6.9 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
6.2 |
14.4 |
.431 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
.143 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.797 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
75 |
34.6 |
13.7 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
5.6 |
13.4 |
.417 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
.327 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
.768 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
10 |
43.1 |
12.9 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
15.5 |
.361 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
.118 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.652 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
62 |
15.8 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
.463 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
.382 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.794 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
4 |
28.5 |
8.8 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
8.3 |
.455 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
.429 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.667 |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
82 |
26.2 |
14.7 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
14.8 |
.428 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.327 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
.776 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
72 |
16.7 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
6.2 |
.391 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.313 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
.628 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
3 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Robert Reid |
7 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
.333 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |