Dudley Bradley vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Dudley Bradley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dudley Bradley played 9 years in the NBA, 2 more than George Mikan, who played 7. Dudley Bradley had the first of his seasons in 1979-80, while George Mikan had his rookie season in 1948-49. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dudley Bradley	George Mikan
Season	1979-80	1948-49
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	82	24.7	8.4	0.8	1.9	2.7	3.1	2.6	0.6	2.0	2.4	3.4	7.4	.452	0.0	0.1	.400	1.7	2.1	.782
George Mikan	60	-	28.3	-	-	-	3.6	-	-	-	4.3	9.7	23.4	.416	-	-	-	8.9	11.5	.772
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Mikan	10	-	30.3	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	10.3	22.7	.454	-	-	-	9.7	12.1	.802

Season 2
	Dudley Bradley	George Mikan
Season	1980-81	1949-50
Team	Indiana Pacers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	82	22.8	8.0	0.9	1.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.5	1.5	2.9	3.2	6.8	.474	0.0	0.2	.125	1.5	2.2	.702
George Mikan	68	-	27.4	-	-	-	2.9	-	-	-	4.4	9.5	23.5	.407	-	-	-	8.3	10.7	.779
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	2	9.5	4.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	2.0	1.5	4.5	.333	0.5	0.5	1.000	1.0	1.0	1.000
George Mikan	12	-	31.3	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.9	10.1	26.3	.383	-	-	-	11.2	14.2	.788

Season 3
	Dudley Bradley	George Mikan
Season	1981-82	1950-51
Team	Phoenix Suns	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Div Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	64	14.6	5.1	0.5	0.9	1.4	1.3	1.2	0.2	1.1	1.8	2.0	4.4	.445	0.0	0.1	.250	1.2	1.6	.740
George Mikan	68	-	28.4	-	-	14.1	3.1	-	-	-	4.5	10.0	23.3	.428	-	-	-	8.5	10.5	.803
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	7	3.4	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.3	1.1	.250	0.0	0.0	-	0.1	0.1	1.000
George Mikan	7	-	24.0	-	-	10.6	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	8.9	21.7	.408	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.800

Season 4
	Dudley Bradley	George Mikan
Season	1982-83	1951-52
Team	Chicago Bulls	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	58	11.8	3.5	0.5	1.3	1.8	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.0	1.6	1.4	2.7	.516	0.0	0.1	.200	0.6	0.8	.800
George Mikan	64	40.2	23.8	-	-	13.5	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	8.5	22.1	.385	-	-	-	6.8	8.7	.780
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Mikan	13	42.5	23.6	-	-	15.9	2.8	-	-	-	4.8	7.6	20.1	.379	-	-	-	8.4	10.6	.790

Note: Dudley Bradley didn't play in 1983-84.

Season 5
	Dudley Bradley	George Mikan
Season	1984-85	1952-53
Team	Washington Bullets	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	73	16.9	4.9	0.5	1.4	1.8	2.4	1.3	0.3	1.2	2.1	1.9	4.1	.475	0.3	0.9	.313	0.7	1.1	.684
George Mikan	70	37.9	20.6	-	-	14.4	2.9	-	-	-	4.1	7.1	17.9	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.780
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	4	10.3	3.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.3	1.3	1.3	2.3	.556	0.3	1.3	.200	0.8	1.0	.750
George Mikan	12	38.6	19.8	-	-	15.4	1.9	-	-	-	4.7	6.5	17.8	.366	-	-	-	6.8	9.3	.732

Season 6
	Dudley Bradley	George Mikan
Season	1985-86	1953-54
Team	Washington Bullets	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	70	12.0	2.8	0.3	1.0	1.4	1.5	1.2	0.0	0.6	1.4	1.0	3.0	.349	0.2	1.0	.250	0.5	0.8	.571
George Mikan	72	32.8	18.1	-	-	14.3	2.4	-	-	-	3.7	6.1	16.1	.380	-	-	-	5.9	7.6	.777
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dudley Bradley	5	16.4	6.6	0.4	0.6	1.0	1.4	1.0	0.0	1.4	2.8	2.4	5.8	.414	0.6	2.0	.300	1.2	1.8	.667
George Mikan	13	32.6	19.4	-	-	13.2	1.9	-	-	-	4.3	6.7	14.6	.458	-	-	-	6.0	7.4	.813

Note: George Mikan didn't play in 1954-55.