Brian Cardinal vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Brian Cardinal 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

Brian Cardinal

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Cardinal: 2000-01 to 2011-12
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Cardinal 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Brian Cardinal 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Brian Cardinal 4 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Brian Cardinal 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Brian Cardinal 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brian Cardinal 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Brian Cardinal 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Brian Cardinal 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 2,108 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 1,050 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 465 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 295 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 69 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Brian Cardinal 456 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .408 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .372 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .861 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 9.6 (2004) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 4.2 (2004) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.0 (2005) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.5 (2005) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 (2005) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 2.3 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 1.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Cardinal 42 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Brian Cardinal 22 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Brian Cardinal 5 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Brian Cardinal 5 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Brian Cardinal 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Brian Cardinal 18 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Cardinal .452 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Brian Cardinal .455 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Cardinal .692 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Cardinal 6.5 (2005) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Cardinal 3.0 (2005) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.5 (2005) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.8 (2005) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Brian Cardinal 0.0 (2012) 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.