George Mikan vs. Tom Tolbert Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Tolbert 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 Tolbert

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Tom Tolbert: 1988-89 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Tom Tolbert 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Tom Tolbert 7

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Tom Tolbert 1

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Tom Tolbert 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Tom Tolbert 0

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

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Tom Tolbert 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Tom Tolbert 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 Tolbert 6.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Tom Tolbert 4.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Tom Tolbert 2,030

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Tom Tolbert 1,251

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Tom Tolbert 285

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 116

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 109

Total Games George Mikan 439 Tom Tolbert 312

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Tom Tolbert .460

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert .296

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Tom Tolbert .716

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Tom Tolbert 8.8 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Tom Tolbert 5.7 (1993)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Tom Tolbert 1.3 (1993)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 0.6 (1991)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Tom Tolbert 3.6

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Tom Tolbert 2.0

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Tom Tolbert 0.9

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 0.3

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Tom Tolbert 32

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Tom Tolbert 18

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Tom Tolbert 8

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 3

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 4

Total Games George Mikan 70 Tom Tolbert 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Tom Tolbert .424

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert .333

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Tom Tolbert .273

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Tom Tolbert 3.6 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Tom Tolbert 2.0 (1991)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Tom Tolbert 0.9 (1991)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 0.3 (1991)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Tom Tolbert 0.4 (1991)

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.