George Mikan vs. Fred VanVleet Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred VanVleet 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 VanVleet

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Fred VanVleet 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Fred VanVleet 8

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Fred VanVleet 5

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Fred VanVleet 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Fred VanVleet 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Fred VanVleet 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Fred VanVleet 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 VanVleet 15.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Fred VanVleet 3.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Fred VanVleet 5.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Fred VanVleet 7,360

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Fred VanVleet 1,663

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Fred VanVleet 2,788

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 663

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 228

Total Games George Mikan 439 Fred VanVleet 490

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Fred VanVleet .404

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .375

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Fred VanVleet .868

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Fred VanVleet 10.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Fred VanVleet 2.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Fred VanVleet 3.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Fred VanVleet 518

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Fred VanVleet 111

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Fred VanVleet 180

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 44

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 17

Total Games George Mikan 70 Fred VanVleet 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Fred VanVleet .391

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet .372

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Fred VanVleet .814

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022)

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.