Bruce Bowen vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Bruce Bowen 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

Bruce Bowen

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bruce Bowen: 1996-97 to 2008-09
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bruce Bowen 3 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Bruce Bowen 13 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Bruce Bowen 10 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Bruce Bowen 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bruce Bowen 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 0 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Bruce Bowen 5 George Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bruce Bowen 8 George Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Bruce Bowen 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Bruce Bowen 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.1 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.2 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 5,290 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 2,428 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 1,089 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 712 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 336 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Bowen 873 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .409 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .393 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .575 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 8.2 (2005) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 3.9 (2006) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2001) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (1998) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.0 (1997) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 2.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bruce Bowen 808 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Bruce Bowen 366 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Bruce Bowen 177 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Bruce Bowen 108 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Bruce Bowen 64 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Bruce Bowen 135 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bruce Bowen .394 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Bruce Bowen .422 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bruce Bowen .553 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bruce Bowen 6.9 (2003) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Bruce Bowen 4.1 (2007) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.6 (2003) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Bruce Bowen 1.4 (2007) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bruce Bowen 0.7 (2003) 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.