George Mikan vs. James Ray Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Ray 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 Ray

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 James Ray 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 James Ray 3

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 James Ray 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 James Ray 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 James Ray 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 James Ray 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * James Ray 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 Ray 3.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * James Ray 2.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 James Ray 0.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 James Ray 334

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * James Ray 228

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 James Ray 76

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 38

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 39

Total Games George Mikan 439 James Ray 103

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Ray .428

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray .333

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 James Ray .629

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) James Ray 3.8 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * James Ray 2.8 (1983)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) James Ray 0.9 (1983)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 0.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 0.4 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 James Ray 0.8

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * James Ray 0.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 James Ray 0.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 James Ray 3

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * James Ray 3

Total Assists George Mikan 155 James Ray 0

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 2

Total Games George Mikan 70 James Ray 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Ray .167

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 James Ray .250

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * James Ray 1.0 (1983)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 0.0 (1983)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Ray 1.0 (1982)

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.