Josh Howard vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Josh Howard 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

Josh Howard

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Josh Howard: 2003-04 to 2012-13
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Josh Howard 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Josh Howard 10 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Josh Howard 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Josh Howard 1 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Josh Howard 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Josh Howard 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Josh Howard 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Josh Howard 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 5.7 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 7,270 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 2,886 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Josh Howard 817 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Josh Howard 530 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Howard 276 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Josh Howard 507 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .448 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .332 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .770 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 19.9 (2008) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 7.0 (2008) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2008) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 (2005) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.8 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Josh Howard 14.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 6.9 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 1.5 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Josh Howard 976 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Josh Howard 458 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Josh Howard 101 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Josh Howard 66 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Josh Howard 39 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Josh Howard 66 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Josh Howard .440 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Josh Howard .311 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Josh Howard .782 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Josh Howard 21.3 (2007) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Josh Howard 9.8 (2007) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Josh Howard 2.8 (2007) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Josh Howard 2.2 (2007) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Josh Howard 1.2 (2004) 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.