Earl Cureton vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Earl Cureton 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Earl Cureton 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.