George Mikan vs. James Worthy Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Mikan 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 James Worthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 James Worthy 2

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 James Worthy 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * James Worthy 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 James Worthy 3.0

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

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games George Mikan 439 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * James Worthy 747

Total Assists George Mikan 155 James Worthy 463

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games George Mikan 70 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

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.