Ben McDonald vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Ben McDonald 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

Ben McDonald

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ben McDonald 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben McDonald 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Ben McDonald 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Ben McDonald 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 6.0 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (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.