George Mikan vs. John Salley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Salley 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.

John Salley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 John Salley 4

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 John Salley 11

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 John Salley 9

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 John Salley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 John Salley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 John Salley 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 John Salley 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * John Salley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 John Salley 7.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * John Salley 4.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 John Salley 1.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 John Salley 5,228

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * John Salley 3,356

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 John Salley 916

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 451

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 983

Total Games George Mikan 439 John Salley 748

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Salley .506

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley .214

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 John Salley .714

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) John Salley 9.5 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * John Salley 6.1 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) John Salley 1.8 (1994)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 0.7 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 1.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 John Salley 6.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * John Salley 4.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 John Salley 0.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 John Salley 857

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * John Salley 588

Total Assists George Mikan 155 John Salley 104

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 49

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 159

Total Games George Mikan 70 John Salley 134

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Salley .505

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley .000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 John Salley .690

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) John Salley 12.6 (1992)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * John Salley 8.0 (1994)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) John Salley 2.8 (1992)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 0.7 (1988)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Salley 2.8 (1992)

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.