George Mikan vs. Dwayne Schintzius Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwayne Schintzius 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 less than Dwayne Schintzius, who played 8. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Dwayne Schintzius had his rookie season in 1990-91. 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
Dwayne Schintzius 8 1 1990-91 to 1998-99

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

George Mikan Dwayne Schintzius
Season 1948-491990-91
Team Minneapolis LakersSan Antonio Spurs
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
Dwayne Schintzius 42 9.5 3.8 0.7 2.2 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.6 3.7 .439 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .550
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
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------

Season 2

George Mikan Dwayne Schintzius
Season 1949-501991-92
Team Minneapolis LakersSacramento Kings
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 68 - 27.4 - - - 2.9 - - - 4.4 9.5 23.5 .407 - - - 8.3 10.7 .779
Dwayne Schintzius 33 12.1 3.3 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.6 2.0 1.5 3.5 .427 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .833
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
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------

Season 3

George Mikan Dwayne Schintzius
Season 1950-511992-93
Team Minneapolis LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsNets 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 - 28.4 - - 14.1 3.1 - - - 4.5 10.0 23.3 .428 - - - 8.5 10.5 .803
Dwayne Schintzius 5 7.0 1.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.4 1.4 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.000
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
Dwayne Schintzius 5 21.2 5.8 1.2 3.8 5.0 0.8 0.2 1.2 0.6 2.4 2.6 5.8 .448 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.2 .500

Season 4

George Mikan Dwayne Schintzius
Season 1951-521993-94
Team Minneapolis LakersNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 64 40.2 23.8 - - 13.5 3.0 - - - 4.5 8.5 22.1 .385 - - - 6.8 8.7 .780
Dwayne Schintzius 30 10.6 2.3 0.9 2.1 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.6 1.0 2.8 .345 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .588
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
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------

Season 5

George Mikan Dwayne Schintzius
Season 1952-531994-95
Team Minneapolis LakersNew Jersey Nets
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
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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
Dwayne Schintzius 43 7.4 2.0 0.7 1.2 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 2.5 .380 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .545
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
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------

Season 6

George Mikan Dwayne Schintzius
Season 1953-541995-96
Team Minneapolis LakersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 72 32.8 18.1 - - 14.3 2.4 - - - 3.7 6.1 16.1 .380 - - - 5.9 7.6 .777
Dwayne Schintzius 33 9.0 3.4 0.7 1.7 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.5 3.3 .445 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .619
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
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------

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

Season 7

George Mikan Dwayne Schintzius
Season 1955-561996-97
Team Minneapolis LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisDid 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 37 20.7 10.5 - - 8.3 1.4 - - - 4.1 4.0 10.1 .395 - - - 2.5 3.3 .770
Dwayne Schintzius 15 7.7 2.3 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.5 0.9 2.4 .361 0.1 0.1 .500 0.5 0.5 .875
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
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------

Note: Dwayne Schintzius didn't play in 1997-98.

Season 8

George Mikan Dwayne Schintzius
Season -1998-99
Team -Boston Celtics
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 ------- --- ----------
Dwayne Schintzius 16 4.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.1 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .750
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
George Mikan ------- --- ----------
Dwayne Schintzius ------- --- ----------