Caron Butler vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Caron Butler 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

Caron Butler

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Caron Butler: 2002-03 to 2015-16
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Caron Butler 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Caron Butler 14 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Caron Butler 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Caron Butler 2 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Caron Butler 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Caron Butler 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Caron Butler 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Caron Butler 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 14.1 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 2.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 12,430 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 4,387 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Caron Butler 2,007 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Caron Butler 1,163 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Caron Butler 216 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Caron Butler 881 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .434 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .348 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .847 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 20.8 (2009) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 7.4 (2007) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 4.9 (2008) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2008) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 (2003) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Caron Butler 11.7 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 5.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 1.6 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Caron Butler 758 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Caron Butler 346 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Caron Butler 103 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Caron Butler 73 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Caron Butler 23 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Caron Butler 65 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Caron Butler .399 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Caron Butler .286 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Caron Butler .838 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Caron Butler 19.7 (2010) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Caron Butler 10.5 (2006) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Caron Butler 3.8 (2008) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Caron Butler 2.2 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Caron Butler 0.8 (2010) 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.