George Mikan vs. Kareem Rush Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kareem Rush 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.

Kareem Rush

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Kareem Rush: 2002-03 to 2009-10

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Kareem Rush 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Kareem Rush 7

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Kareem Rush 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Kareem Rush 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Kareem Rush 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Kareem Rush 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Kareem Rush 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Kareem Rush 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Kareem Rush 6.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Kareem Rush 1.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Kareem Rush 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Kareem Rush 2,213

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Kareem Rush 572

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Kareem Rush 353

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 150

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 74

Total Games George Mikan 439 Kareem Rush 346

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Kareem Rush .400

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush .358

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Kareem Rush .703

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Kareem Rush 10.1 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Kareem Rush 2.4 (2008)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Kareem Rush 1.4 (2005)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 0.8 (2006)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 0.4 (2010)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Kareem Rush 3.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Kareem Rush 0.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Kareem Rush 0.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Kareem Rush 112

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Kareem Rush 19

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Kareem Rush 19

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 11

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 3

Total Games George Mikan 70 Kareem Rush 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Kareem Rush .383

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush .393

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Kareem Rush .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Kareem Rush 3.7 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Kareem Rush 0.7 (2004)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Kareem Rush 0.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 0.5 (2004)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kareem Rush 0.1 (2004)

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.