George Mikan vs. Otis Thorpe Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Otis Thorpe: 1984-85 to 2000-01

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Otis Thorpe 1

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Otis Thorpe 17

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Otis Thorpe 11

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Otis Thorpe 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Otis Thorpe 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Otis Thorpe 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Otis Thorpe 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 Thorpe 14.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Otis Thorpe 8.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Otis Thorpe 2.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.7

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

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Otis Thorpe 17,600

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Otis Thorpe 10,370

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Otis Thorpe 2,730

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 840

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 501

Total Games George Mikan 439 Otis Thorpe 1,257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Otis Thorpe .546

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .047

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Otis Thorpe .687

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Otis Thorpe 20.8 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Otis Thorpe 10.6 (1994)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Otis Thorpe 3.2 (1988)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 1.0 (1989)

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Otis Thorpe 10.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Otis Thorpe 7.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Otis Thorpe 1.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Otis Thorpe 790

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Otis Thorpe 547

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Otis Thorpe 128

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 33

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 15

Total Games George Mikan 70 Otis Thorpe 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Otis Thorpe .569

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe .333

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Otis Thorpe .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Otis Thorpe 20.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Otis Thorpe 11.7 (1996)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Otis Thorpe 3.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 1.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Otis Thorpe 0.4 (1994)

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.