Sam Cassell vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Sam Cassell 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Sam Cassell 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.