George Mikan vs. Tom Owens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Owens 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.

Tom Owens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Tom Owens: 1976-77 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Tom Owens 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Tom Owens 7

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Tom Owens 5

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Tom Owens 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Tom Owens 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Tom Owens 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Tom Owens 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Tom Owens 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Tom Owens 11.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Tom Owens 6.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Tom Owens 2.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.5

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Tom Owens 5,612

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Tom Owens 3,010

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Tom Owens 984

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 230

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 259

Total Games George Mikan 439 Tom Owens 488

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Tom Owens .508

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens .250 *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Tom Owens .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Tom Owens 18.5 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Tom Owens 9.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Tom Owens 3.7 (1979)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.7 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Tom Owens 9.9

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Tom Owens 5.1

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Tom Owens 2.1

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.7

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Tom Owens 159

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Tom Owens 82

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Tom Owens 33

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 11

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 10

Total Games George Mikan 70 Tom Owens 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Tom Owens .528

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens - *

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Tom Owens .676

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Tom Owens 15.2 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Tom Owens 7.0 (1980)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Tom Owens 4.3 (1978)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 1.3 (1979)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Owens 1.2 (1978)

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.