George Mikan vs. Kenny Payne Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kenny Payne 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.

Kenny Payne

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Kenny Payne: 1989-90 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Kenny Payne 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Kenny Payne 4

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Kenny Payne 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Kenny Payne 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Kenny Payne 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Kenny Payne 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Kenny Payne 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Kenny Payne 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Kenny Payne 3.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Kenny Payne 1.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Kenny Payne 0.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Kenny Payne 508

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Kenny Payne 170

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Kenny Payne 61

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 38

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 22

Total Games George Mikan 439 Kenny Payne 144

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Kenny Payne .410

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne .293

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Kenny Payne .859

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Kenny Payne 6.5 (1993)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Kenny Payne 1.8 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Kenny Payne 1.4 (1993)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0.4 (1993)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0.2 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Kenny Payne 2.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Kenny Payne 0.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Kenny Payne 0.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Kenny Payne 6

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Kenny Payne 2

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Kenny Payne 0

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Kenny Payne 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Kenny Payne .400

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne .000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Kenny Payne 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Kenny Payne 2.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Kenny Payne 0.7 (1990)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Kenny Payne 0.0 (1990)

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.