George Mikan vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Earl Tatum 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Earl Tatum 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Earl Tatum 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Earl Tatum 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 101

Total Games George Mikan 439 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 9

Total Games George Mikan 70 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

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.