Tom Burleson vs. George Mikan Comparison

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

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 George Mikan 6

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

Scoring Leader Tom Burleson 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Tom Burleson 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 George Mikan .404

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.