A.J. Lawson vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and A.J. Lawson 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
A.J. Lawson: 2022-23 to 2024-25
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships A.J. Lawson 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons A.J. Lawson 3 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played A.J. Lawson 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games A.J. Lawson 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team A.J. Lawson 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) A.J. Lawson 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader A.J. Lawson 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader A.J. Lawson 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game A.J. Lawson 5.2 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game A.J. Lawson 1.9 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points A.J. Lawson 428 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds A.J. Lawson 157 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists A.J. Lawson 53 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals A.J. Lawson 25 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks A.J. Lawson 9 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games A.J. Lawson 83 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage A.J. Lawson .439 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage A.J. Lawson .318 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage A.J. Lawson .638 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game A.J. Lawson 9.1 (2025) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game A.J. Lawson 3.3 (2025) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game A.J. Lawson 1.2 (2025) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.5 (2025) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.2 (2025) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game A.J. Lawson 1.1 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.0 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points A.J. Lawson 11 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds A.J. Lawson 3 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists A.J. Lawson 0 George Mikan 155

Total Steals A.J. Lawson 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks A.J. Lawson 1 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games A.J. Lawson 10 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage A.J. Lawson .444 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage A.J. Lawson .333 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage A.J. Lawson .500 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game A.J. Lawson 1.1 (2024) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.3 (2024) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.0 (2024) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.0 (2024) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game A.J. Lawson 0.1 (2024) 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.