Joe Kleine vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Joe Kleine 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

Joe Kleine

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Kleine: 1985-86 to 1999-00
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Kleine 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Joe Kleine 15 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Joe Kleine 10 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Joe Kleine 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Kleine 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Kleine 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Joe Kleine 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Joe Kleine 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 4.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 4.1 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 4,666 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 3,991 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Joe Kleine 622 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Joe Kleine 261 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 285 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Joe Kleine 965 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .453 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .271 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .794 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 9.8 (1988) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 7.1 (1988) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 1.1 (1988) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 (1987) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.7 (1988) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 3.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 2.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Kleine 192 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Joe Kleine 133 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Joe Kleine 18 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Joe Kleine 11 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Kleine 15 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Joe Kleine 50 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Kleine .515 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Joe Kleine .200 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Kleine .793 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Kleine 6.3 (1989) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Kleine 5.7 (1989) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joe Kleine 0.8 (1995) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Kleine 1.0 (1999) 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.