Rick Carlisle vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Carlisle 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Rick Carlisle 5 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Rick Carlisle 2 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Rick Carlisle 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rick Carlisle 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader Rick Carlisle 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Rick Carlisle 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.2 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.1 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 422 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 141 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 201 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 42 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Carlisle 9 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Rick Carlisle 188 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .422 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .229 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .775 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 2.8 (1988) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1986) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.4 (1986) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.4 (1988) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.2 (1990) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.8 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.6 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Carlisle 21 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Rick Carlisle 7 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Rick Carlisle 8 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Rick Carlisle 3 George Mikan - n/a **

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

Total Games Rick Carlisle 12 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Carlisle .474 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Rick Carlisle .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Carlisle .750 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.9 (1986) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Carlisle 1.0 (1988) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.8 (1986) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.5 (1988) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Carlisle 0.0 (1988) 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.