George Mikan vs. Roy Tarpley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Roy Tarpley 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.

Roy Tarpley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Roy Tarpley: 1986-87 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Roy Tarpley 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Roy Tarpley 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Roy Tarpley 3

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Roy Tarpley 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Roy Tarpley 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Roy Tarpley 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Roy Tarpley 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Roy Tarpley 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Roy Tarpley 12.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Roy Tarpley 10.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Roy Tarpley 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Roy Tarpley 3,533

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Roy Tarpley 2,803

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Roy Tarpley 292

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 317

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 329

Total Games George Mikan 439 Roy Tarpley 280

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Roy Tarpley .483

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley .176

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Roy Tarpley .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Roy Tarpley 20.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Roy Tarpley 13.1 (1990)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Roy Tarpley 2.4 (1991)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 1.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 1.8 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Roy Tarpley 17.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Roy Tarpley 12.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Roy Tarpley 1.3

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Roy Tarpley 407

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Roy Tarpley 307

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Roy Tarpley 32

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 29

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 43

Total Games George Mikan 70 Roy Tarpley 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Roy Tarpley .510

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley .000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Roy Tarpley .707

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Roy Tarpley 17.9 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Roy Tarpley 15.3 (1990)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Roy Tarpley 1.8 (1988)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 2.3 (1990)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Roy Tarpley 3.3 (1990)

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.