Julius Erving vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Julius Erving 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

Julius Erving

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Julius Erving: 1976-77 to 1986-87
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Julius Erving 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Julius Erving 11 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Julius Erving 11 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Julius Erving 11 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Julius Erving 1 George Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Julius Erving 5 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Julius Erving 7 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Julius Erving 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Julius Erving 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 22.0 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 6.7 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 3.9 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 18,364 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 5,601 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Julius Erving 3,224 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Julius Erving 1,508 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 1,293 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 836 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .507 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .261 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .777 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 26.9 (1980) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 8.5 (1977) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.6 (1979) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1980) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.8 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Julius Erving 21.9 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 7.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 4.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 1.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Julius Erving 3,088 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Julius Erving 994 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Julius Erving 594 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Julius Erving 235 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Julius Erving 239 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Julius Erving 141 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Julius Erving .486 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Julius Erving .194 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Julius Erving .779 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Julius Erving 27.3 (1977) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Julius Erving 9.7 (1978) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Julius Erving 5.9 (1979) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Julius Erving 2.2 (1977) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Julius Erving 2.6 (1981) 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.