Jim Burns vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Jim Burns 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

Jim Burns

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Burns: 1967-68 to 1967-68
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Burns 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Jim Burns 1 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Jim Burns 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Jim Burns 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jim Burns 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Burns 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Jim Burns 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Jim Burns 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns 4 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Jim Burns 2 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Jim Burns 1 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jim Burns 3 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns .286 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns 1.3 (1968) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns 0.7 (1968) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Jim Burns 0.3 (1968) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Burns - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Burns - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Jim Burns - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Jim Burns - George Mikan 155

Total Steals Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jim Burns 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Burns - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Burns - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Burns - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Burns - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jim Burns - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jim Burns - n/a ** 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.