George Mikan vs. Antoine Wright Season by Season Comparison

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

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

George Mikan played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Antoine Wright, who played 6. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Antoine Wright had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
George Mikan 7 7 1948-49 to 1955-56
Antoine Wright 6 4 2005-06 to 2010-11

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Mikan Antoine Wright
Season 1948-492005-06
Team Minneapolis LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 60 - 28.3 - - - 3.6 - - - 4.3 9.7 23.4 .416 - - - 8.9 11.5 .772
Antoine Wright 39 9.5 1.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.7 2.1 .358 0.0 0.4 .067 0.3 0.6 .500
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 10 - 30.3 - - - 2.1 - - - 4.4 10.3 22.7 .454 - - - 9.7 12.1 .802
Antoine Wright 5 2.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .667

Season 2

George Mikan Antoine Wright
Season 1949-502006-07
Team Minneapolis LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionNets Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 68 - 27.4 - - - 2.9 - - - 4.4 9.5 23.5 .407 - - - 8.3 10.7 .779
Antoine Wright 63 18.0 4.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.9 1.7 4.0 .438 0.3 0.9 .322 0.7 1.2 .603
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 12 - 31.3 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.9 10.1 26.3 .383 - - - 11.2 14.2 .788
Antoine Wright 12 13.6 3.8 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 1.4 3.0 .472 0.3 0.5 .500 0.8 0.8 .900

Season 3

George Mikan Antoine Wright
Season 1950-512007-08
Team Minneapolis LakersNew Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 68 - 28.4 - - 14.1 3.1 - - - 4.5 10.0 23.3 .428 - - - 8.5 10.5 .803
Antoine Wright 56 22.0 6.3 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.3 2.4 5.9 .413 0.6 2.0 .291 0.8 1.2 .687
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 7 - 24.0 - - 10.6 1.3 - - - 3.6 8.9 21.7 .408 - - - 6.3 7.9 .800
Antoine Wright 1 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4

George Mikan Antoine Wright
Season 1951-522008-09
Team Minneapolis LakersDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionMavericks Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 64 40.2 23.8 - - 13.5 3.0 - - - 4.5 8.5 22.1 .385 - - - 6.8 8.7 .780
Antoine Wright 65 23.9 7.3 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 2.6 2.8 6.6 .415 0.7 2.3 .302 1.1 1.5 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 13 42.5 23.6 - - 15.9 2.8 - - - 4.8 7.6 20.1 .379 - - - 8.4 10.6 .790
Antoine Wright 10 16.7 5.9 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 3.0 2.1 4.3 .488 0.8 2.1 .381 0.9 1.1 .818

Season 5

George Mikan Antoine Wright
Season 1952-532009-10
Team Minneapolis LakersToronto Raptors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 70 37.9 20.6 - - 14.4 2.9 - - - 4.1 7.1 17.9 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .780
Antoine Wright 67 20.8 6.5 0.6 2.3 2.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.0 2.4 6.0 .406 0.9 2.6 .335 0.8 1.1 .688
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 12 38.6 19.8 - - 15.4 1.9 - - - 4.7 6.5 17.8 .366 - - - 6.8 9.3 .732
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 6

George Mikan Antoine Wright
Season 1953-542010-11
Team Minneapolis LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 72 32.8 18.1 - - 14.3 2.4 - - - 3.7 6.1 16.1 .380 - - - 5.9 7.6 .777
Antoine Wright 7 4.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.1 .125 0.0 0.6 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 13 32.6 19.4 - - 13.2 1.9 - - - 4.3 6.7 14.6 .458 - - - 6.0 7.4 .813
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7

George Mikan Antoine Wright
Season 1955-56-
Team Minneapolis Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 37 20.7 10.5 - - 8.3 1.4 - - - 4.1 4.0 10.1 .395 - - - 2.5 3.3 .770
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan 3 20.0 12.0 - - 9.3 1.7 - - - 4.7 4.3 11.7 .371 - - - 3.3 4.3 .769
Antoine Wright ------- --- ----------