Tom Boswell vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Tom Boswell 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

Tom Boswell

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Boswell: 1975-76 to 1983-84
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Boswell 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Tom Boswell 6 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Tom Boswell 4 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Tom Boswell 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Boswell 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Boswell 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Tom Boswell 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Tom Boswell 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 7.7 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 4.7 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.6 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 2,821 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 1,709 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Tom Boswell 591 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Tom Boswell 142 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 111 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tom Boswell 366 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .533 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell .545 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .724 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 11.4 (1980) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 6.8 (1979) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 3.1 (1979) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.6 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 4.1 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 2.7 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 1.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Boswell 82 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Tom Boswell 54 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Tom Boswell 25 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Tom Boswell 4 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Boswell 6 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tom Boswell 20 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Boswell .559 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Tom Boswell - * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Boswell .667 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Boswell 17.3 (1979) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Boswell 9.0 (1979) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tom Boswell 5.3 (1979) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tom Boswell 1.0 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Boswell 1.7 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.