John Butler vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Butler: 2022-23 to 2022-23
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Butler 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons John Butler 1 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played John Butler 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games John Butler 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Butler 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader John Butler 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader John Butler 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 George Mikan 2.8

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

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler 45 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds John Butler 17 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists John Butler 11 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals John Butler 7 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Butler 9 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Butler 19 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler .321 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Butler .229 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Butler .750 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler 2.4 (2023) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler 0.9 (2023) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game John Butler 0.6 (2023) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Butler 0.4 (2023) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler 0.5 (2023) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Butler - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game John Butler - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game John Butler - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Butler - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds John Butler - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists John Butler - George Mikan 155

Total Steals John Butler - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Butler - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Butler 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Butler - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Butler - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Butler - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Butler - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Butler - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Butler - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Butler - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Butler - 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.