George Mikan vs. Slick Watts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Slick Watts 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.

Slick Watts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Slick Watts: 1973-74 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Slick Watts 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Slick Watts 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Slick Watts 3

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Slick Watts 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Slick Watts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Slick Watts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team George Mikan 0 * Slick Watts 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 0 Slick Watts 1

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Slick Watts 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Slick Watts 0

Assists Leader George Mikan 0 Slick Watts 1

Steals Leader George Mikan 0 * Slick Watts 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Slick Watts 8.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Slick Watts 3.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Slick Watts 6.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 2.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Slick Watts 3,901

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Slick Watts 1,398

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Slick Watts 2,678

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 961

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 111

Total Games George Mikan 439 Slick Watts 437

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Slick Watts .413

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Slick Watts .597

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Slick Watts 13.0 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Slick Watts 4.5 (1976)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Slick Watts 8.1 (1976)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 3.2 (1976)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.4 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Slick Watts 10.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Slick Watts 3.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Slick Watts 7.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 2.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Slick Watts 185

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Slick Watts 58

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Slick Watts 120

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 43

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 7

Total Games George Mikan 70 Slick Watts 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Slick Watts .446

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Slick Watts .519

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Slick Watts 11.8 (1976)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Slick Watts 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Slick Watts 8.2 (1976)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 3.0 (1975)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Slick Watts 0.5 (1979)

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.