Joe Meriweather vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Meriweather: 1975-76 to 1984-85
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Meriweather 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Joe Meriweather 10 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Joe Meriweather 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Joe Meriweather 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Joe Meriweather 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader Joe Meriweather 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Joe Meriweather 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Meriweather 8.1 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Meriweather 5.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.9 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Meriweather 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Meriweather 5,439 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Joe Meriweather 3,764 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Joe Meriweather 603 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Joe Meriweather 311 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Meriweather 810 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Joe Meriweather 670 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Meriweather .511 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Joe Meriweather .333 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Meriweather .687 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Meriweather 11.1 (1977) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Meriweather 8.1 (1977) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Joe Meriweather 1.1 (1977) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.7 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Meriweather 2.2 (1978) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Meriweather 5.6 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Meriweather 3.1 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Meriweather 56 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Joe Meriweather 31 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Joe Meriweather 5 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Joe Meriweather 5 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Joe Meriweather 7 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Joe Meriweather 10 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Meriweather .490 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Joe Meriweather - * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Meriweather .571 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Meriweather 5.6 (1981) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Meriweather 3.1 (1981) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 (1981) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.7 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.