William Bedford vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and William Bedford 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

William Bedford

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
William Bedford: 1986-87 to 1992-93
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships William Bedford 1 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons William Bedford 6 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played William Bedford 3 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games William Bedford 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team William Bedford 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) William Bedford 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader William Bedford 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader William Bedford 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Bedford 4.1 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game William Bedford 2.4 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game William Bedford 0.5 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game William Bedford 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game William Bedford 0.5 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points William Bedford 964 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds William Bedford 573 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists William Bedford 109 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals William Bedford 37 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks William Bedford 126 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games William Bedford 238 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Bedford .416 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage William Bedford .318 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Bedford .605 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Bedford 6.7 (1987) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game William Bedford 4.9 (1987) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game William Bedford 1.1 (1987) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game William Bedford 0.4 (1987) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game William Bedford 0.7 (1987) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Bedford 2.1 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game William Bedford 1.9 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game William Bedford 0.3 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game William Bedford 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game William Bedford 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points William Bedford 29 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds William Bedford 26 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists William Bedford 4 George Mikan 155

Total Steals William Bedford 3 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks William Bedford 5 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games William Bedford 14 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Bedford .250 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage William Bedford .000 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Bedford .688 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Bedford 6.0 (1992) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game William Bedford 2.8 (1991) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game William Bedford 0.5 (1991) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game William Bedford 1.0 (1992) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game William Bedford 0.5 (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.