George Gervin vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

George Gervin

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader George Gervin 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals George Gervin 941 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists George Gervin 186 George Mikan 155

Total Steals George Gervin 69 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.