Robert Covington vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Robert Covington 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

Robert Covington

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Covington: 2013-14 to 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Covington 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Robert Covington 11 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Robert Covington 4 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Robert Covington 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Robert Covington 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Covington 0 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Robert Covington 1 George Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Robert Covington 1 George Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Robert Covington 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Robert Covington 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Covington 10.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 5.5 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 1.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 1.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Covington 6,637 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Robert Covington 3,385 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Robert Covington 884 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Robert Covington 938 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Covington 578 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Robert Covington 614 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Covington .409 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Robert Covington .362 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Covington .811 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Covington 13.5 (2015) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 6.7 (2021) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 2.0 (2018) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 2.1 (2019) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 1.3 (2019) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Covington 9.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 5.4 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 1.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 1.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Covington 271 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Robert Covington 162 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Robert Covington 50 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Robert Covington 50 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Robert Covington 29 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Robert Covington 30 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Covington .424 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Robert Covington .429 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Covington .818 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Covington 11.2 (2020) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Covington 7.8 (2021) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Robert Covington 2.5 (2018) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Robert Covington 2.5 (2020) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Robert Covington 1.1 (2020) 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.