Vernon Maxwell vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Vernon Maxwell 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

Vernon Maxwell

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vernon Maxwell: 1988-89 to 2000-01
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vernon Maxwell 2 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Vernon Maxwell 13 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Vernon Maxwell 7 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Vernon Maxwell 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Vernon Maxwell 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vernon Maxwell 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Vernon Maxwell 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Vernon Maxwell 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 12.8 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 2.6 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.4 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vernon Maxwell 10,912 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Vernon Maxwell 2,200 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Vernon Maxwell 2,912 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Vernon Maxwell 975 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Vernon Maxwell 152 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Vernon Maxwell 855 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vernon Maxwell .398 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Vernon Maxwell .320 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vernon Maxwell .733 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 17.2 (1992) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.1 (1993) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 5.1 (1994) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.7 (1994) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.4 (1992) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 13.1 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 2.9 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.4 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Vernon Maxwell 642 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Vernon Maxwell 143 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Vernon Maxwell 165 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Vernon Maxwell 44 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Vernon Maxwell 5 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Vernon Maxwell 49 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vernon Maxwell .372 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Vernon Maxwell .301 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vernon Maxwell .696 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 19.8 (1990) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.5 (1994) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 4.3 (1990) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.3 (1990) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.3 (1991) 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.