George Mikan vs. Ricky Sobers Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ricky Sobers 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.

Ricky Sobers

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Ricky Sobers: 1975-76 to 1985-86

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Ricky Sobers 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Ricky Sobers 11

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Ricky Sobers 3

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Ricky Sobers 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Ricky Sobers 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Ricky Sobers 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Ricky Sobers 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Ricky Sobers 13.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Ricky Sobers 2.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Ricky Sobers 4.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 1.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Ricky Sobers 10,902

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Ricky Sobers 2,132

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Ricky Sobers 3,525

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 1,085

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 161

Total Games George Mikan 439 Ricky Sobers 821

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Ricky Sobers .459

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers .291 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Ricky Sobers .843

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Ricky Sobers 18.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Ricky Sobers 4.1 (1978)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Ricky Sobers 7.4 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 2.2 (1978)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 0.3 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Ricky Sobers 13.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Ricky Sobers 2.7

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Ricky Sobers 4.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 0.9

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Ricky Sobers 387

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Ricky Sobers 79

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Ricky Sobers 117

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 27

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 8

Total Games George Mikan 70 Ricky Sobers 29

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Ricky Sobers .455

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers .250 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Ricky Sobers .835

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Ricky Sobers 15.3 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Ricky Sobers 3.3 (1976)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Ricky Sobers 4.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ricky Sobers 0.5 (1984)

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.