John Battle vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and John Battle 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

John Battle

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Battle: 1985-86 to 1994-95
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Battle 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons John Battle 10 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played John Battle 9 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games John Battle 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Battle 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Battle 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader John Battle 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader John Battle 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 8.7 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.1 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 5,338 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds John Battle 824 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists John Battle 1,257 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals John Battle 273 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Battle 43 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Battle 612 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .464 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Battle .273 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .793 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 13.6 (1991) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.0 (1991) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game John Battle 2.7 (1991) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.6 (1991) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1993) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Battle 6.3 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 1.3 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game John Battle 1.5 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Battle 347 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds John Battle 72 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists John Battle 80 George Mikan 155

Total Steals John Battle 13 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Battle 1 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Battle 55 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Battle .429 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Battle .182 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Battle .848 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Battle 11.6 (1991) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Battle 2.6 (1989) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Battle 3.2 (1989) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Battle 0.4 (1989) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Battle 0.1 (1992) 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.