George Mikan vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 J.R. Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 J.R. Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 J.R. Smith 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 J.R. Smith 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * J.R. Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 204

Total Games George Mikan 439 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists George Mikan 155 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 38

Total Games George Mikan 70 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)

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.