James Johnson vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and James Johnson 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

James Johnson

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Johnson: 2009-10 to 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Johnson 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons James Johnson 15 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played James Johnson 5 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games James Johnson 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Johnson 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Johnson 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader James Johnson 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader James Johnson 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Johnson 7.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 3.5 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game James Johnson 2.1 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game James Johnson 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Johnson 5,822 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds James Johnson 2,710 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists James Johnson 1,606 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals James Johnson 581 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Johnson 653 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Johnson 774 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Johnson .474 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage James Johnson .300 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Johnson .678 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Johnson 12.8 (2017) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 4.9 (2017) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Johnson 3.8 (2018) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Johnson 1.1 (2012) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 1.4 (2012) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Johnson 4.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 2.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game James Johnson 1.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game James Johnson 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Johnson 115 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds James Johnson 54 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists James Johnson 32 George Mikan 155

Total Steals James Johnson 10 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Johnson 6 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Johnson 24 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Johnson .467 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage James Johnson .464 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Johnson .545 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Johnson 12.4 (2018) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Johnson 6.0 (2018) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Johnson 4.8 (2018) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Johnson 1.2 (2018) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Johnson 1.2 (2018) 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.