George Mikan vs. John Shumate Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Shumate 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 Shumate

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
John Shumate: 1975-76 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 John Shumate 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 John Shumate 5

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 John Shumate 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 John Shumate 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 John Shumate 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 John Shumate 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * John Shumate 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 Shumate 12.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * John Shumate 7.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 John Shumate 1.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 John Shumate 3,920

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * John Shumate 2,388

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 John Shumate 574

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 323

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 224

Total Games George Mikan 439 John Shumate 318

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Shumate .516

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

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 John Shumate .720

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) John Shumate 15.1 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * John Shumate 9.5 (1977)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) John Shumate 2.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 1.2 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 1.1 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 John Shumate 12.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * John Shumate 7.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 John Shumate 2.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 John Shumate 148

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * John Shumate 90

Total Assists George Mikan 155 John Shumate 30

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 13

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 17

Total Games George Mikan 70 John Shumate 12

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 John Shumate .563

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate - *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 John Shumate .537

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) John Shumate 14.1 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * John Shumate 8.6 (1976)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) John Shumate 2.8 (1976)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 1.3 (1980)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** John Shumate 1.4 (1976)

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.