Junior Bridgeman vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Junior Bridgeman 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

Junior Bridgeman

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Junior Bridgeman: 1975-76 to 1986-87
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Junior Bridgeman 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Junior Bridgeman 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Junior Bridgeman 6 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Junior Bridgeman 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Junior Bridgeman 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Junior Bridgeman 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Junior Bridgeman 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Junior Bridgeman 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 13.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.5 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 2.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Bridgeman 11,517 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Junior Bridgeman 2,995 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Junior Bridgeman 2,066 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Junior Bridgeman 685 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Junior Bridgeman 220 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Junior Bridgeman 849 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Bridgeman .475 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Junior Bridgeman .244 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Bridgeman .846 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 17.6 (1980) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 5.1 (1977) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.3 (1984) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 1.2 (1980) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.5 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 13.3 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.5 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 2.6 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Bridgeman 650 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Junior Bridgeman 172 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Junior Bridgeman 128 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Junior Bridgeman 37 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Junior Bridgeman 11 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Junior Bridgeman 49 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Bridgeman .454 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Junior Bridgeman .250 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Bridgeman .814 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 16.9 (1983) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 5.0 (1983) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.4 (1980) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 1.1 (1983) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.4 (1980) 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.