George Mikan vs. Jerome Whitehead Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerome Whitehead 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.

Jerome Whitehead

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Jerome Whitehead: 1978-79 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Jerome Whitehead 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Jerome Whitehead 11

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Jerome Whitehead 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Jerome Whitehead 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Jerome Whitehead 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Jerome Whitehead 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Jerome Whitehead 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Jerome Whitehead 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Jerome Whitehead 6.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Jerome Whitehead 4.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Jerome Whitehead 0.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Jerome Whitehead 4,423

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Jerome Whitehead 3,268

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Jerome Whitehead 374

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 251

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 200

Total Games George Mikan 439 Jerome Whitehead 679

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jerome Whitehead .497

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead .000 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Jerome Whitehead .718

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Jerome Whitehead 13.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Jerome Whitehead 9.2 (1982)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1982)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 0.7 (1982)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 0.6 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Jerome Whitehead 2.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Jerome Whitehead 1.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Jerome Whitehead 0.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Jerome Whitehead 22

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Jerome Whitehead 14

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Jerome Whitehead 3

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 2

Total Games George Mikan 70 Jerome Whitehead 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jerome Whitehead .333

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead - *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Jerome Whitehead .400

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Jerome Whitehead 2.2 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Jerome Whitehead 1.4 (1987)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Jerome Whitehead 0.3 (1987)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jerome Whitehead 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.