Howard Carter vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Howard Carter 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

Howard Carter

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Howard Carter: 1983-84 to 1984-85
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Howard Carter 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Howard Carter 2 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Howard Carter 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Howard Carter 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Howard Carter 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Howard Carter 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Howard Carter 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Howard Carter 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 5.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.1 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 351 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 89 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Howard Carter 75 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Howard Carter 20 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Howard Carter 4 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Howard Carter 66 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .440 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .227 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter .774 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 6.2 (1984) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.6 (1984) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.3 (1984) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.3 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.1 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Howard Carter 15 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Howard Carter 5 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Howard Carter 5 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Howard Carter 4 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Howard Carter 1 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Howard Carter 5 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Howard Carter .318 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Howard Carter .200 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Howard Carter - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Howard Carter 3.0 (1984) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Howard Carter 1.0 (1984) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Howard Carter 0.8 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Howard Carter 0.2 (1984) 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.