George Mikan vs. Ruben Patterson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ruben Patterson 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.

Ruben Patterson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Ruben Patterson 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Ruben Patterson 10

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Ruben Patterson 5

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Ruben Patterson 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Ruben Patterson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Ruben Patterson 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Ruben Patterson 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Ruben Patterson 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Ruben Patterson 10.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Ruben Patterson 4.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Ruben Patterson 1.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 1.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Ruben Patterson 6,953

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Ruben Patterson 2,697

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Ruben Patterson 1,150

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 751

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 249

Total Games George Mikan 439 Ruben Patterson 649

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Ruben Patterson .517

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson .179

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Ruben Patterson .641

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Ruben Patterson 6.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Ruben Patterson 2.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Ruben Patterson 0.8

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Ruben Patterson 147

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Ruben Patterson 54

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Ruben Patterson 17

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 11

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 4

Total Games George Mikan 70 Ruben Patterson 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Ruben Patterson .477

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson .000

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Ruben Patterson .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000)

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.