George Mikan vs. Linton Townes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Linton Townes 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.

Linton Townes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Linton Townes: 1982-83 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Linton Townes 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Linton Townes 3

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Linton Townes 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Linton Townes 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Linton Townes 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Linton Townes 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Linton Townes 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Linton Townes 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Linton Townes 4.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Linton Townes 1.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Linton Townes 0.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Linton Townes 257

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Linton Townes 67

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Linton Townes 32

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 20

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 7

Total Games George Mikan 439 Linton Townes 60

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Linton Townes .440

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes .360

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Linton Townes .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Linton Townes 4.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Linton Townes 1.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Linton Townes 0.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0.3 (1983)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0.5 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Linton Townes 5.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Linton Townes 0.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Linton Townes 0.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Linton Townes 41

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Linton Townes 6

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Linton Townes 5

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Linton Townes 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Linton Townes .486

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes .250

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Linton Townes .857

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Linton Townes 5.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Linton Townes 1.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Linton Townes 0.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Linton Townes 0.0 (1985)

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.