Barney Cable vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Barney Cable 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

Barney Cable

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barney Cable: 1958-59 to 1963-64
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barney Cable 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Barney Cable 6 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Barney Cable 2 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Barney Cable 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Barney Cable 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Barney Cable 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Barney Cable 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Barney Cable 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 5.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.1 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 2,372 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 1,884 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Barney Cable 381 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Barney Cable 362 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .420 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .665 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 10.9 (1962) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.4 (1962) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 1.7 (1962) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barney Cable 6.9 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 8.1 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Barney Cable 76 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Barney Cable 89 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Barney Cable 8 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Barney Cable 11 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barney Cable .392 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barney Cable .560 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barney Cable 7.8 (1961) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Barney Cable 9.3 (1960) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Barney Cable 0.9 (1961) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Barney Cable - n/a ** 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.