Thurl Bailey vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Thurl Bailey 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Thurl Bailey 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) 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.