Rudy Gay vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Rudy Gay 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Gay 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Rudy Gay 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Rudy Gay 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.