Grant Long vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Grant Long 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

Grant Long

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Long 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Grant Long 15 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Grant Long 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Grant Long 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Grant Long 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Long 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Grant Long 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Grant Long 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 9.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 6.1 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.7 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 9,518 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Grant Long 6,154 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Grant Long 1,716 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Grant Long 1,199 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Long 366 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Grant Long 1,003 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .467 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .283 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .761 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 14.8 (1992) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 9.6 (1996) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.7 (1992) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.7 (1992) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.6 (1989) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 8.9 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 5.8 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 373 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Grant Long 243 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Grant Long 59 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Grant Long 41 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Grant Long 10 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Grant Long 42 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .411 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .200 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .756 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 13.7 (1995) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 11.3 (1995) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.8 (1996) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 2.0 (1999) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.5 (1994) George Mikan - n/a **

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.