George Mikan vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki 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.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Mikan 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP George Mikan 0 * Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Dirk Nowitzki 12

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Dirk Nowitzki 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Dirk Nowitzki 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games George Mikan 439 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games George Mikan 70 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)

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.