John Henson vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Henson: 2012-13 to 2019-20
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Henson 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons John Henson 8 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played John Henson 4 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games John Henson 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Henson 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader John Henson 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader John Henson 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Henson 7.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 5.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game John Henson 1.1 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Henson 1.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Henson 3,383 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds John Henson 2,368 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists John Henson 496 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals John Henson 211 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Henson 642 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Henson 445 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Henson .540 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Henson .250 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Henson .568 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Henson 11.1 (2014) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 7.1 (2014) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game John Henson 1.6 (2014) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.6 (2020) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Henson 2.0 (2015) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Henson 5.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 5.1 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game John Henson 0.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Henson 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Henson 81 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds John Henson 72 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists John Henson 10 George Mikan 155

Total Steals John Henson 8 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Henson 17 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Henson 14 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Henson .536 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Henson .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Henson .412 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Henson 9.5 (2018) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Henson 8.0 (2015) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Henson 2.5 (2018) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Henson 0.8 (2015) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Henson 3.5 (2018) 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.