Alton Lister vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Alton Lister 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

Alton Lister

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Lister 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Alton Lister 16 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Alton Lister 11 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Alton Lister 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Alton Lister 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Alton Lister 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Alton Lister 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 6.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 6.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 6,298 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 5,996 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Alton Lister 914 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Alton Lister 351 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Alton Lister 1,473 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Alton Lister 953 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .512 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .111 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .597 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.6 (1987) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 9.4 (1987) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 (1985) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.6 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.4 (1987) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 7.1 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 5.8 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 0.8 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 617 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 506 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Alton Lister 70 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Alton Lister 39 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Alton Lister 142 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Alton Lister 87 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .505 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .640 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.9 (1986) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 7.8 (1985) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.9 (1985) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.6 (1989) 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.