George Mikan vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP George Mikan 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP George Mikan 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Shaquille O'Neal 0

Rookie of The Year George Mikan 0 * Shaquille O'Neal 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games George Mikan 439 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games George Mikan 70 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)

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.