George Mikan vs. Russ Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russ Smith 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.

Russ Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Russ Smith: 2014-15 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Russ Smith 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Russ Smith 2

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Russ Smith 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Russ Smith 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Russ Smith 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Russ Smith 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Russ Smith 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Russ Smith 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Russ Smith 2.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Russ Smith 0.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Russ Smith 0.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Russ Smith 53

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Russ Smith 15

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Russ Smith 19

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 8

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 1

Total Games George Mikan 439 Russ Smith 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Russ Smith .319

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith .188

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Russ Smith .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Russ Smith 2.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Russ Smith 0.6 (2016)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Russ Smith 0.7 (2016)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.3 (2016)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.1 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Russ Smith 0.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Russ Smith 0.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Russ Smith 1.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Russ Smith 0

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Russ Smith 0

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Russ Smith 2

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Russ Smith 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Russ Smith -

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Russ Smith -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Russ Smith 1.0 (2015)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Russ Smith 0.0 (2015)

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.