Ronnie Lester vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Ronnie Lester 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

Ronnie Lester

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ronnie Lester 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Ronnie Lester 6 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Ronnie Lester 2 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Ronnie Lester 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ronnie Lester 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Ronnie Lester 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Ronnie Lester 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 7.3 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.9 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 4.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 1,816 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 473 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 1,003 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 187 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 32 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Ronnie Lester 250 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .469 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .227 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .788 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.7 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.9 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 38 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 14 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 13 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 2 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Ronnie Lester 14 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .394 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .750 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985) 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.