Eddie Johnson vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Eddie Johnson, 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.
Eddie Johnson played 17 years in the NBA, 10 more than George Mikan, who played 7. Eddie Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Eddie Johnson |
17 |
10 |
1981-82 to 1998-99 |
George Mikan |
7 |
7 |
1948-49 to 1955-56 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
74 |
20.5 |
9.3 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.091 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.664 |
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 |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
George Mikan |
10 |
- |
30.3 |
- |
- |
- |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
10.3 |
22.7 |
.454 |
- |
- |
- |
9.7 |
12.1 |
.802 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
82 |
35.8 |
19.8 |
2.3 |
3.8 |
6.1 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
3.2 |
8.3 |
16.7 |
.494 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.282 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
.779 |
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 |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
George Mikan |
12 |
- |
31.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
10.1 |
26.3 |
.383 |
- |
- |
- |
11.2 |
14.2 |
.788 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
82 |
35.6 |
21.9 |
2.0 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
9.2 |
18.9 |
.485 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.313 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.810 |
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 |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
3 |
35.7 |
17.0 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
16.0 |
.438 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.400 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
1.000 |
George Mikan |
7 |
- |
24.0 |
- |
- |
10.6 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.6 |
8.9 |
21.7 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.9 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
82 |
36.9 |
22.9 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
9.4 |
19.1 |
.491 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.241 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
.871 |
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 |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
George Mikan |
13 |
42.5 |
23.6 |
- |
- |
15.9 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.8 |
7.6 |
20.1 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.6 |
.790 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
82 |
30.7 |
18.7 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
7.6 |
16.0 |
.475 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.200 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
.816 |
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 |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
3 |
32.0 |
18.7 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
18.3 |
.436 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
.889 |
George Mikan |
12 |
38.6 |
19.8 |
- |
- |
15.4 |
1.9 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
6.5 |
17.8 |
.366 |
- |
- |
- |
6.8 |
9.3 |
.732 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
81 |
30.3 |
18.7 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
7.5 |
16.2 |
.463 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.314 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
.829 |
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 |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
73 |
29.8 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
15.2 |
.480 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.255 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
.850 |
George Mikan |
37 |
20.7 |
10.5 |
- |
- |
8.3 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.1 |
4.0 |
10.1 |
.395 |
- |
- |
- |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.770 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
George Mikan |
3 |
20.0 |
12.0 |
- |
- |
9.3 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
4.7 |
4.3 |
11.7 |
.371 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.3 |
.769 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
70 |
29.2 |
21.5 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
4.4 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
8.7 |
17.5 |
.497 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.413 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
.868 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
12 |
32.7 |
17.8 |
2.3 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
7.1 |
17.2 |
.413 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
.342 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
.769 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
64 |
28.3 |
16.9 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
3.8 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
6.4 |
14.2 |
.453 |
1.1 |
2.9 |
.380 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
.917 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
16 |
21.1 |
12.3 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
10.0 |
.450 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.395 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
.787 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
81 |
25.7 |
16.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.7 |
13.9 |
.484 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.325 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
.891 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
5 |
34.2 |
24.0 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
9.2 |
17.8 |
.517 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
.267 |
4.8 |
5.8 |
.828 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
81 |
29.2 |
17.1 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
14.4 |
.459 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.252 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
.861 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
9 |
27.4 |
18.4 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
7.2 |
15.2 |
.474 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
.182 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
.941 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
82 |
22.8 |
14.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
12.1 |
.467 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.304 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
.911 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
19 |
20.1 |
10.8 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
4.3 |
11.1 |
.390 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.333 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
.935 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
73 |
20.0 |
11.5 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
4.6 |
10.1 |
.459 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
.393 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.780 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Eddie Johnson didn't play in 1994-95.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
62 |
16.2 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.413 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
.352 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.886 |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
1 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
George Mikan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
52 |
17.6 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
7.0 |
.442 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
.374 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.809 |
George Mikan |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
16 |
17.7 |
8.3 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
.410 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.298 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
.958 |
George Mikan |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
75 |
19.9 |
8.4 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
7.3 |
.417 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.333 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
.831 |
George Mikan |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
5 |
17.6 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
.333 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
.300 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.875 |
George Mikan |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
3 |
6.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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George Mikan |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Eddie Johnson |
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George Mikan |
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