George Mikan vs. Eldridge Recasner Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Eldridge Recasner 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.

Eldridge Recasner

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Eldridge Recasner: 1994-95 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Eldridge Recasner 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Eldridge Recasner 8

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Eldridge Recasner 4

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Eldridge Recasner 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Eldridge Recasner 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Eldridge Recasner 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Eldridge Recasner 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Eldridge Recasner 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Eldridge Recasner 5.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Eldridge Recasner 1.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Eldridge Recasner 1.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Eldridge Recasner 1,732

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Eldridge Recasner 534

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Eldridge Recasner 522

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 129

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 12

Total Games George Mikan 439 Eldridge Recasner 296

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Eldridge Recasner .426

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner .409

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Eldridge Recasner .887

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Eldridge Recasner 9.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Eldridge Recasner 2.4 (1998)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Eldridge Recasner 2.7 (1996)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 1.0 (1995)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.1 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Eldridge Recasner 3.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Eldridge Recasner 1.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Eldridge Recasner 1.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Eldridge Recasner 63

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Eldridge Recasner 17

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Eldridge Recasner 21

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 4

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Eldridge Recasner 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Eldridge Recasner .382

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner .458

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Eldridge Recasner .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Eldridge Recasner 7.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Eldridge Recasner 1.1 (1997)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Eldridge Recasner 2.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Eldridge Recasner 0.0 (2001)

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.