George Mikan vs. Donald Royal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Royal 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.

Donald Royal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Donald Royal: 1989-90 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Donald Royal 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Donald Royal 8

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Donald Royal 6

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Donald Royal 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Donald Royal 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Donald Royal 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Donald Royal 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Donald Royal 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Donald Royal 6.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Donald Royal 2.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Donald Royal 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Donald Royal 3,161

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Donald Royal 1,431

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Donald Royal 500

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 247

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 99

Total Games George Mikan 439 Donald Royal 504

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Donald Royal .473

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

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Donald Royal .770

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Donald Royal 9.2 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Donald Royal 4.0 (1995)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Donald Royal 2.8 (1995)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.3 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Donald Royal 3.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Donald Royal 1.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Donald Royal 0.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Donald Royal 107

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Donald Royal 52

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Donald Royal 16

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 6

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 3

Total Games George Mikan 70 Donald Royal 36

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Donald Royal .421

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Donald Royal .705

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Donald Royal 7.0 (1994)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Donald Royal 4.0 (1992)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Donald Royal 1.7 (1994)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Donald Royal 0.7 (1992)

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.