George Mikan vs. James Posey Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Posey 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.

James Posey

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
James Posey: 1999-00 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 James Posey 2

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 James Posey 12

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 James Posey 6

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 James Posey 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 James Posey 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 James Posey 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 James Posey 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * James Posey 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 James Posey 8.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * James Posey 4.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 James Posey 1.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 James Posey 7,419

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * James Posey 4,061

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 James Posey 1,413

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 917

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 298

Total Games George Mikan 439 James Posey 864

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Posey .410

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey .349

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 James Posey .820

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) James Posey 13.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * James Posey 5.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) James Posey 2.5 (2002)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 1.7 (2004)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 0.5 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 James Posey 7.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * James Posey 4.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 James Posey 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 James Posey 511

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * James Posey 315

Total Assists George Mikan 155 James Posey 65

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 65

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 18

Total Games George Mikan 70 James Posey 65

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Posey .421

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey .387

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 James Posey .831

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) James Posey 12.5 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * James Posey 7.8 (2007)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) James Posey 1.5 (2007)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 2.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Posey 1.3 (2007)

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.