George Mikan vs. Nene Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nene 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.

Nene

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Nene: 2002-03 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Nene 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Nene 17

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Nene 12

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Nene 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Nene 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Nene 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Nene 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Nene 11.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Nene 6.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Nene 1.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Nene 10,909

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Nene 5,828

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Nene 1,719

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 1,041

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 721

Total Games George Mikan 439 Nene 965

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Nene .548

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Nene .132

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Nene .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Nene 14.6 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Nene 7.8 (2009)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Nene 2.9 (2013)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 1.6 (2003)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 1.3 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Nene 9.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Nene 5.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Nene 1.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 0.8

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Nene 837

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Nene 493

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Nene 145

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 72

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 49

Total Games George Mikan 70 Nene 91

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Nene .530

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

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Nene .595

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Nene 15.2 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Nene 9.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Nene 3.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 1.3 (2009)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Nene 1.1 (2014)

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.