George Mikan vs. Darnell Valentine Comparison

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

vs.

Darnell Valentine

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Darnell Valentine: 1981-82 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Darnell Valentine 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Darnell Valentine 9

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Darnell Valentine 4

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Darnell Valentine 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Darnell Valentine 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Darnell Valentine 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Darnell Valentine 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Darnell Valentine 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Darnell Valentine 8.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Darnell Valentine 2.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Darnell Valentine 5.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Darnell Valentine 5,400

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Darnell Valentine 1,318

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Darnell Valentine 3,080

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 910

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 58

Total Games George Mikan 439 Darnell Valentine 620

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Darnell Valentine .437

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .261

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Darnell Valentine .787

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Darnell Valentine 12.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Darnell Valentine 2.9 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Darnell Valentine 7.0 (1985)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 2.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.2 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Darnell Valentine 12.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Darnell Valentine 1.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Darnell Valentine 6.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 1.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Darnell Valentine 313

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Darnell Valentine 50

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Darnell Valentine 177

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 40

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 4

Total Games George Mikan 70 Darnell Valentine 26

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Darnell Valentine .460

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine .500

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Darnell Valentine .884

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Darnell Valentine 18.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Darnell Valentine 2.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Darnell Valentine 8.7 (1983)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 1.8 (1984)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Darnell Valentine 0.4 (1983)

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.