Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) 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.