Russ Lee vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Russ Lee 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

Russ Lee

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Russ Lee 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Russ Lee 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Russ Lee 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Russ Lee 97 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Russ Lee 11 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.