Rick Barry vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * George Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Rick Barry 0 George Mikan 1 *

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * George Mikan 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 George Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.