Johnny McCarthy vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Johnny McCarthy 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

Johnny McCarthy

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Johnny McCarthy: 1956-57 to 1963-64
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Johnny McCarthy 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Johnny McCarthy 6 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Johnny McCarthy 3 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Johnny McCarthy 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Johnny McCarthy 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Johnny McCarthy 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Johnny McCarthy 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Johnny McCarthy 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 7.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 3.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 3.7 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny McCarthy 2,450 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Johnny McCarthy 1,145 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Johnny McCarthy 1,184 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Johnny McCarthy 316 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny McCarthy .353 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny McCarthy .622 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 12.9 (1959) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 4.8 (1959) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 5.4 (1961) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 5.9 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 3.6 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 4.9 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Johnny McCarthy 159 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Johnny McCarthy 96 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Johnny McCarthy 132 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Johnny McCarthy 27 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Johnny McCarthy .389 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Johnny McCarthy .733 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Johnny McCarthy 8.1 (1960) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Johnny McCarthy 4.6 (1960) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Johnny McCarthy 7.0 (1960) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Johnny McCarthy - n/a ** 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.