Dan Issel vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Dan Issel 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Dan Issel 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Dan Issel 718 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Dan Issel 53 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.