George Mikan vs. Herb Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herb Williams 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Herb Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Herb Williams 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Herb Williams 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Herb Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games George Mikan 439 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Herb Williams 78

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 25

Total Games George Mikan 70 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Herb Williams .469

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)

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.