George Mikan vs. Ja Morant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ja Morant 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.

Ja Morant

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Ja Morant 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Ja Morant 5

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Ja Morant 3

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Ja Morant 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Ja Morant 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Ja Morant 1

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Ja Morant 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Ja Morant 0

Rookie of The Year George Mikan 0 * Ja Morant 1

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Ja Morant 22.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Ja Morant 4.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Ja Morant 7.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Ja Morant 5,783

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Ja Morant 1,243

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Ja Morant 1,903

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 254

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 74

Total Games George Mikan 439 Ja Morant 257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Ja Morant .472

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant .318

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Ja Morant .755

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Ja Morant 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Ja Morant 5.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Ja Morant 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 1.2 (2022)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Ja Morant 27.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Ja Morant 6.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Ja Morant 8.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 1.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Ja Morant 518

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Ja Morant 130

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Ja Morant 164

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 29

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 5

Total Games George Mikan 70 Ja Morant 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Ja Morant .449

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant .357

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Ja Morant .758

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Ja Morant 30.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Ja Morant 8.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Ja Morant 9.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ja Morant 0.4 (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.