George Mikan vs. Swen Nater Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Swen Nater 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.

Swen Nater

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Swen Nater 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Swen Nater 8

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Swen Nater 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Swen Nater 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Swen Nater 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Swen Nater 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Swen Nater 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Swen Nater 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Swen Nater 12.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Swen Nater 10.8

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Swen Nater 2.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Swen Nater 5,943

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Swen Nater 5,297

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Swen Nater 954

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 258

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 226

Total Games George Mikan 439 Swen Nater 489

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Swen Nater .537

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater .250 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Swen Nater .760

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Swen Nater 15.6 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Swen Nater 15.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Swen Nater 2.9 (1980)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 0.7 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Swen Nater 3.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Swen Nater 2.4

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Swen Nater 0.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 0.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Swen Nater 58

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Swen Nater 40

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Swen Nater 1

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 1

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 2

Total Games George Mikan 70 Swen Nater 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Swen Nater .500

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater - *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Swen Nater .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Swen Nater 3.4 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Swen Nater 2.4 (1984)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Swen Nater 0.1 (1984)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.