George Mikan vs. Brad Miller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Brad Miller 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, 7 less than Brad Miller, who played 14. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Brad Miller had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Brad Miller 14 8 1998-99 to 2011-12

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season 1948-491998-99
Team Minneapolis LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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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 60 - 28.3 - - - 3.6 - - - 4.3 9.7 23.4 .416 - - - 8.9 11.5 .772
Brad Miller 38 12.3 6.3 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.7 2.1 3.6 .565 0.0 0.1 .500 2.1 2.7 .794
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
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 2
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season 1949-501999-00
Team Minneapolis LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHornets Lost East 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 - 27.4 - - - 2.9 - - - 4.4 9.5 23.5 .407 - - - 8.3 10.7 .779
Brad Miller 55 17.5 7.7 2.1 3.3 5.3 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.9 2.0 2.5 5.3 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.5 .785
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
Brad Miller 4 15.8 7.5 2.0 1.3 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.8 2.3 2.8 2.3 4.3 .529 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.8 .800

Season 3
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season 1950-512000-01
Team Minneapolis LakersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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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
Brad Miller 57 25.2 8.9 2.5 4.8 7.4 1.9 0.6 0.7 1.3 3.1 2.9 6.8 .435 0.0 0.1 .200 2.9 4.0 .743
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
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 4
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season 1951-522001-02
Team Minneapolis LakersChicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East 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 64 40.2 23.8 - - 13.5 3.0 - - - 4.5 8.5 22.1 .385 - - - 6.8 8.7 .780
Brad Miller 76 29.8 13.6 3.3 4.9 8.2 2.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 3.2 4.8 9.6 .499 0.0 0.1 .429 3.9 5.0 .775
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
Brad Miller 5 36.0 11.2 3.4 6.4 9.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.4 3.2 4.0 8.8 .455 0.0 0.0 - 3.2 4.0 .800

Season 5
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season 1952-532002-03
Team Minneapolis LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionPacers Lost East 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 70 37.9 20.6 - - 14.4 2.9 - - - 4.1 7.1 17.9 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .780
Brad Miller 73 31.1 13.1 2.5 5.7 8.3 2.6 0.9 0.6 1.6 2.8 4.5 9.1 .493 0.1 0.2 .313 4.0 4.9 .818
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
Brad Miller 6 22.5 8.7 1.7 3.8 5.5 2.5 0.8 0.0 1.5 2.8 3.0 6.7 .450 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.7 .727

Season 6
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season 1953-542003-04
Team Minneapolis LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionKings Lost West Conf Semis
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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 72 32.8 18.1 - - 14.3 2.4 - - - 3.7 6.1 16.1 .380 - - - 5.9 7.6 .777
Brad Miller 72 36.4 14.1 2.7 7.7 10.3 4.3 0.9 1.2 2.0 3.4 5.2 10.2 .510 0.2 0.5 .316 3.6 4.6 .778
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
Brad Miller 12 30.6 10.5 2.5 6.2 8.7 3.2 0.8 0.9 1.7 3.8 4.0 7.6 .527 0.1 0.6 .143 2.4 4.0 .604

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

Season 7
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season 1955-562004-05
Team Minneapolis LakersSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisKings 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 37 20.7 10.5 - - 8.3 1.4 - - - 4.1 4.0 10.1 .395 - - - 2.5 3.3 .770
Brad Miller 56 37.3 15.6 2.5 6.8 9.3 3.9 1.2 1.2 1.5 3.2 5.7 10.9 .524 0.1 0.3 .263 4.2 5.1 .812
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
Brad Miller 5 27.8 11.2 1.6 2.2 3.8 3.2 0.2 0.6 1.8 4.2 4.6 8.0 .575 0.0 0.4 .000 2.0 2.8 .714

Season 8
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season -2005-06
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings 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 ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 79 37.0 15.0 1.5 6.2 7.8 4.7 0.8 0.8 2.3 3.0 5.5 11.1 .495 0.4 1.1 .386 3.5 4.3 .828
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 6 27.7 9.2 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 1.2 0.8 1.2 3.3 3.5 8.7 .404 0.2 1.2 .143 2.0 2.2 .923

Season 9
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season -2006-07
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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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 ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 63 28.3 9.0 1.3 5.1 6.4 3.6 0.6 0.6 1.7 2.5 3.6 7.8 .453 0.1 0.5 .152 1.8 2.4 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 10
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season -2007-08
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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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 ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 72 34.9 13.4 2.3 7.1 9.5 3.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 3.4 4.7 10.1 .463 0.4 1.3 .311 3.6 4.3 .848
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 11
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season -2008-09
Team -Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 70 30.0 11.9 2.1 5.6 7.8 3.3 0.7 0.5 1.9 3.2 4.2 8.8 .476 0.3 0.8 .411 3.2 3.9 .824
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 7 26.6 10.3 1.6 6.3 7.9 1.3 0.3 0.9 3.0 3.6 3.4 7.3 .471 0.7 1.0 .714 2.7 3.4 .792

Season 12
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season -2009-10
Team -Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 82 23.8 8.8 1.0 3.9 4.9 1.9 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.0 7.1 .430 0.5 1.6 .280 2.2 2.7 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 5 18.6 5.4 0.6 3.0 3.6 0.8 0.0 0.2 1.4 3.2 2.0 5.4 .370 0.0 0.8 .000 1.4 1.4 1.000

Season 13
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season -2010-11
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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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 ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 60 16.9 6.4 0.7 3.0 3.7 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.6 2.2 4.9 .446 0.7 1.8 .374 1.3 1.6 .830
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------

Season 14
George Mikan Brad Miller
Season -2011-12
Team -Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller 15 9.7 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.8 .333 0.5 1.0 .467 0.7 0.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Brad Miller ------- --- ----------
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