Steve Downing vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Steve Downing 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

Steve Downing

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Downing 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Steve Downing 2 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Steve Downing 1 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Steve Downing 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Steve Downing 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Downing 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Steve Downing 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Steve Downing 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.4 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.5 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 64 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 41 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Steve Downing 11 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Steve Downing 5 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Steve Downing 27 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .318 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing .550 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.7 (1974) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.6 (1974) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.5 (1974) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 (1974) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1975) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 2 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 2 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Steve Downing 0 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Steve Downing 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Steve Downing 1 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .500 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Steve Downing - n/a ** George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) 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.