Darwin Cook vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Darwin Cook 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

Darwin Cook

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darwin Cook: 1980-81 to 1988-89
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darwin Cook 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Darwin Cook 8 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Darwin Cook 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Darwin Cook 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Darwin Cook 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darwin Cook 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Darwin Cook 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Darwin Cook 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 9.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.1 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.7 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 5,820 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 1,308 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Darwin Cook 2,248 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Darwin Cook 1,044 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 203 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Darwin Cook 612 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .453 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .196 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .764 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 13.2 (1983) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.9 (1983) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.5 (1983) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 2.4 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.6 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 8.3 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 2.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 3.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Darwin Cook 208 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Darwin Cook 54 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Darwin Cook 82 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Darwin Cook 30 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Darwin Cook 4 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Darwin Cook 25 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darwin Cook .386 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Darwin Cook .240 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darwin Cook .652 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darwin Cook 14.0 (1982) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Darwin Cook 4.3 (1989) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Darwin Cook 5.7 (1986) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Darwin Cook 1.7 (1986) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darwin Cook 1.0 (1982) 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.