George Mikan vs. Purvis Short Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Purvis Short 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.

Purvis Short

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Purvis Short: 1978-79 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Purvis Short 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Purvis Short 12

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Purvis Short 3

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Purvis Short 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Purvis Short 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Purvis Short 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Purvis Short 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Purvis Short 17.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Purvis Short 4.3

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Purvis Short 2.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Purvis Short 14,607

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Purvis Short 3,625

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Purvis Short 2,123

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 878

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 178

Total Games George Mikan 439 Purvis Short 842

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Purvis Short .474

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short .282 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Purvis Short .824

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Purvis Short 28.0 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Purvis Short 5.5 (1984)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Purvis Short 3.7 (1986)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.5 (1985)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.3 (1985)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Purvis Short 10.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Purvis Short 2.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Purvis Short 1.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Purvis Short 187

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Purvis Short 51

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Purvis Short 29

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 13

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 2

Total Games George Mikan 70 Purvis Short 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Purvis Short .424

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

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Purvis Short .878

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Purvis Short 14.6 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Purvis Short 3.3 (1987)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Purvis Short 2.7 (1987)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 1.2 (1987)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Purvis Short 0.2 (1987)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.