Wilt Chamberlain vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Vern Mikkelsen 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Vern Mikkelsen 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Vern Mikkelsen - 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.