John Kuester vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Kuester: 1977-78 to 1979-80
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Kuester 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons John Kuester 3 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played John Kuester 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games John Kuester 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Kuester 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader John Kuester 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader John Kuester 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Kuester 3.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Kuester 1.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game John Kuester 2.3 George Mikan 2.8

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Kuester 451 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds John Kuester 141 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists John Kuester 305 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals John Kuester 83 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Kuester 3 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Kuester 135 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Kuester .427 George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage John Kuester .833 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Kuester 4.8 (1978) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Kuester 1.5 (1978) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game John Kuester 3.2 (1978) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Kuester 0.7 (1978) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Kuester 0.0 (1980) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Kuester - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game John Kuester - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game John Kuester - George Mikan 2.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points John Kuester - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds John Kuester - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists John Kuester - George Mikan 155

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

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

Total Games John Kuester 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Kuester - George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage John Kuester - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game John Kuester - 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.