Shane Battier vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 George Mikan 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 George Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Shane Battier 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Shane Battier 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Shane Battier 977 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Shane Battier 112 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.