Rick Brunson vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Brunson 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Rick Brunson 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 3.2 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.