George Mikan vs. Paul Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Watson 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.

Paul Watson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Paul Watson: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Paul Watson 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Paul Watson 3

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Paul Watson 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Paul Watson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Paul Watson 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Paul Watson 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Paul Watson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Paul Watson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Paul Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Paul Watson 0.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Paul Watson 173

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Paul Watson 89

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Paul Watson 33

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 13

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 7

Total Games George Mikan 439 Paul Watson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Paul Watson .420

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson .392

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Paul Watson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Paul Watson 4.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Paul Watson 3.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Paul Watson 0.9 (2022)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Paul Watson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Paul Watson 0.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Paul Watson 0.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Paul Watson 2

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Paul Watson 0

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Paul Watson 1

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 1

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Paul Watson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Paul Watson .500

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Paul Watson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Paul Watson 1.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

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.