Jerome James vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

Jerome James

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome James 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Jerome James 9 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Jerome James 3 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Jerome James 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerome James 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader Jerome James 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Jerome James 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 4.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 3.1 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 1,540 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Jerome James 1,099 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Jerome James 118 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Jerome James 92 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerome James 384 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jerome James 358 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .485 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jerome James .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .617 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 5.4 (2003) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 4.2 (2003) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2003) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2009) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.6 (2003) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 9.4 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 5.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 George Mikan 2.2

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

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 160 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Jerome James 89 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Jerome James 9 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Jerome James 6 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerome James 25 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jerome James 17 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .493 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jerome James - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .722 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 12.5 (2005) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 6.8 (2005) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.8 (2002) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2005) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.8 (2005) 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.