George Mikan vs. Yuta Watanabe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yuta Watanabe 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.

Yuta Watanabe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Yuta Watanabe 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Yuta Watanabe 6

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Yuta Watanabe 2

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Yuta Watanabe 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Yuta Watanabe 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Yuta Watanabe 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Yuta Watanabe 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Yuta Watanabe 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Yuta Watanabe 4.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Yuta Watanabe 2.3

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Yuta Watanabe 0.6

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Yuta Watanabe 895

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Yuta Watanabe 497

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Yuta Watanabe 137

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 83

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 61

Total Games George Mikan 439 Yuta Watanabe 213

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Yuta Watanabe .426

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .370

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Yuta Watanabe .675

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Yuta Watanabe 1.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Yuta Watanabe 0.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Yuta Watanabe 7

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Yuta Watanabe 1

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Yuta Watanabe 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Yuta Watanabe .375

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe .333

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Yuta Watanabe .000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023)

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.