George Mikan vs. Jeff Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeff Sanders 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.

Jeff Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Jeff Sanders: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Jeff Sanders 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Jeff Sanders 4

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Jeff Sanders 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Jeff Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Jeff Sanders 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Jeff Sanders 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Jeff Sanders 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Jeff Sanders 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Jeff Sanders 2.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Jeff Sanders 1.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Jeff Sanders 0.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Jeff Sanders 112

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Jeff Sanders 103

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Jeff Sanders 25

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 18

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 9

Total Games George Mikan 439 Jeff Sanders 55

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jeff Sanders .395

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Jeff Sanders .609

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Jeff Sanders 4.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Jeff Sanders 3.2 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Jeff Sanders 0.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0.9 (1993)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0.3 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Jeff Sanders 0.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Jeff Sanders 0.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Jeff Sanders 0.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Jeff Sanders 2

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Jeff Sanders 0

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Jeff Sanders 0

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Jeff Sanders 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jeff Sanders 1.000

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Jeff Sanders -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Jeff Sanders 0.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jeff Sanders 0.0 (1990)

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.