Ronnie Brewer vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Ronnie Brewer, 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.

Ronnie Brewer played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than George Mikan, who played 7. Ronnie Brewer had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while George Mikan had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Ronnie Brewer 8 6 2006-07 to 2013-14
George Mikan 7 7 1948-49 to 1955-56

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ronnie Brewer George Mikan
Season 2006-071948-49
Team Utah JazzMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 56 12.1 4.6 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.8 3.4 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 1.0 1.5 .675
George Mikan 60 - 28.3 - - - 3.6 - - - 4.3 9.7 23.4 .416 - - - 8.9 11.5 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 8 5.1 2.4 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.6 .538
George Mikan 10 - 30.3 - - - 2.1 - - - 4.4 10.3 22.7 .454 - - - 9.7 12.1 .802

Season 2

Ronnie Brewer George Mikan
Season 2007-081949-50
Team Utah JazzMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 76 27.5 12.0 1.3 1.6 2.9 1.8 1.7 0.3 0.9 1.4 4.7 8.3 .558 0.1 0.7 .220 2.6 3.4 .759
George Mikan 68 - 27.4 - - - 2.9 - - - 4.4 9.5 23.5 .407 - - - 8.3 10.7 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 12 25.4 10.2 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 2.4 4.3 8.2 .520 0.1 0.5 .167 1.6 2.1 .760
George Mikan 12 - 31.3 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.9 10.1 26.3 .383 - - - 11.2 14.2 .788

Season 3

Ronnie Brewer George Mikan
Season 2008-091950-51
Team Utah JazzMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 81 32.2 13.7 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.2 1.7 0.4 1.4 1.6 5.2 10.2 .508 0.3 1.0 .259 3.0 4.3 .702
George Mikan 68 - 28.4 - - 14.1 3.1 - - - 4.5 10.0 23.3 .428 - - - 8.5 10.5 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 5 31.6 10.2 1.4 3.2 4.6 2.6 1.4 0.2 2.2 1.8 4.0 9.8 .408 0.0 0.4 .000 2.2 3.2 .688
George Mikan 7 - 24.0 - - 10.6 1.3 - - - 3.6 8.9 21.7 .408 - - - 6.3 7.9 .800

Season 4

Ronnie Brewer George Mikan
Season 2009-101951-52
Team Utah Jazz, Memphis GrizzliesMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 58 30.0 8.8 0.8 2.4 3.2 2.7 1.6 0.3 0.9 1.4 3.6 7.4 .487 0.1 0.5 .258 1.5 2.3 .639
George Mikan 64 40.2 23.8 - - 13.5 3.0 - - - 4.5 8.5 22.1 .385 - - - 6.8 8.7 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer ------- --- ----------
George Mikan 13 42.5 23.6 - - 15.9 2.8 - - - 4.8 7.6 20.1 .379 - - - 8.4 10.6 .790

Season 5

Ronnie Brewer George Mikan
Season 2010-111952-53
Team Chicago BullsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 81 22.0 6.2 0.7 2.6 3.2 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 2.5 5.3 .480 0.1 0.3 .222 1.1 1.6 .654
George Mikan 70 37.9 20.6 - - 14.4 2.9 - - - 4.1 7.1 17.9 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 16 16.3 4.0 0.4 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.5 3.1 .480 0.2 0.4 .429 0.8 1.1 .765
George Mikan 12 38.6 19.8 - - 15.4 1.9 - - - 4.7 6.5 17.8 .366 - - - 6.8 9.3 .732

Season 6

Ronnie Brewer George Mikan
Season 2011-121953-54
Team Chicago BullsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 66 24.8 6.9 1.1 2.4 3.5 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 1.0 2.9 6.7 .427 0.3 1.0 .275 0.8 1.5 .560
George Mikan 72 32.8 18.1 - - 14.3 2.4 - - - 3.7 6.1 16.1 .380 - - - 5.9 7.6 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 5 16.6 1.6 0.8 3.0 3.8 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.2 1.0 0.8 3.2 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.6 .000
George Mikan 13 32.6 19.4 - - 13.2 1.9 - - - 4.3 6.7 14.6 .458 - - - 6.0 7.4 .813

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

Season 7

Ronnie Brewer George Mikan
Season 2012-131955-56
Team New York Knicks, Oklahoma City ThunderMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 60 14.2 3.0 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.2 3.3 .354 0.4 1.3 .303 0.3 0.7 .410
George Mikan 37 20.7 10.5 - - 8.3 1.4 - - - 4.1 4.0 10.1 .395 - - - 2.5 3.3 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
George Mikan 3 20.0 12.0 - - 9.3 1.7 - - - 4.7 4.3 11.7 .371 - - - 3.3 4.3 .769

Season 8

Ronnie Brewer George Mikan
Season 2013-14-
Team Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ronnie Brewer 24 6.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 .200 0.0 0.3 .125 0.0 0.1 .000
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ronnie Brewer ------- --- ----------
George Mikan ------- --- ----------