George Mikan vs. David Rivers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Rivers 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.

David Rivers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 David Rivers 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 David Rivers 3

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 David Rivers 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 David Rivers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 David Rivers 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 David Rivers 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 David Rivers 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * David Rivers 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 David Rivers 3.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * David Rivers 1.3

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 David Rivers 2.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 David Rivers 383

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * David Rivers 147

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 David Rivers 282

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 61

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 10

Total Games George Mikan 439 David Rivers 114

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 David Rivers .398

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers .083

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 David Rivers .794

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) David Rivers 4.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * David Rivers 1.6 (1990)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) David Rivers 3.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0.2 (1989)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 David Rivers 2.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * David Rivers 0.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 David Rivers 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 David Rivers 15

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * David Rivers 4

Total Assists George Mikan 155 David Rivers 6

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 David Rivers 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 David Rivers .333

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

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 David Rivers .875

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) David Rivers 2.5 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * David Rivers 0.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) David Rivers 1.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0.0 (1989)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** David Rivers 0.0 (1989)

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.