George Mikan vs. Otis Smith Comparison

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

Otis Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Otis Smith: 1986-87 to 1991-92

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Otis Smith 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Otis Smith 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Otis Smith 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Otis Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Otis Smith 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Otis Smith 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Otis 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 Otis Smith 10.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Otis Smith 3.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Otis Smith 1.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Otis Smith 3,951

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Otis Smith 1,416

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Otis Smith 690

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 377

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 188

Total Games George Mikan 439 Otis Smith 375

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Otis Smith .455

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith .251

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Otis Smith .762

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Otis Smith 13.9 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Otis Smith 5.2 (1991)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Otis Smith 2.3 (1990)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 1.3 (1988)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 0.9 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Otis Smith 4.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Otis Smith 2.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Otis Smith 1.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Otis Smith 29

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Otis Smith 18

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Otis Smith 10

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 2

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 3

Total Games George Mikan 70 Otis Smith 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Otis Smith .367

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Otis Smith .636

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Otis Smith 4.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Otis Smith 3.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Otis Smith 1.5 (1989)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 0.5 (1989)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Smith 0.7 (1987)

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.