George Mikan vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Fred Saunders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Fred Saunders 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Fred Saunders 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Fred Saunders 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 37

Total Games George Mikan 439 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

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.