George Mikan vs. Herm Schaefer Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Herm Schaefer 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.

Herm Schaefer

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Herm Schaefer: 1948-49 to 1949-50

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Herm Schaefer 2

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Herm Schaefer 2

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Herm Schaefer 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Herm Schaefer 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Herm Schaefer 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Herm Schaefer 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Herm Schaefer 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Herm Schaefer 0 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Herm Schaefer 7.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Herm Schaefer 3.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Herm Schaefer 932

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Herm Schaefer 388

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 439 Herm Schaefer 123

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Herm Schaefer .379

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Herm Schaefer .828

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Herm Schaefer 10.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Herm Schaefer 3.2 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Herm Schaefer 8.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Herm Schaefer 2.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Herm Schaefer 175

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Herm Schaefer 47

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 70 Herm Schaefer 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Herm Schaefer .438

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Herm Schaefer .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Herm Schaefer 12.4 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Herm Schaefer 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Herm Schaefer - n/a **

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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.