George Mikan vs. John Wallace Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of John Wallace 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.
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 and John Wallace both played 7 years in the NBA. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while John Wallace had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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 |
John Wallace |
7 |
2 |
1996-97 to 2003-04 |
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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 |
John Wallace |
68 |
11.6 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.500 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.718 |
|
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 |
John Wallace |
4 |
10.0 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
.267 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.000 |
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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 |
John Wallace |
82 |
28.8 |
14.0 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
11.9 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.717 |
|
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 |
John Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
John Wallace |
48 |
16.9 |
8.6 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
7.4 |
.432 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.700 |
|
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 |
John Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
John Wallace |
60 |
13.3 |
6.5 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
.467 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
.804 |
|
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 |
John Wallace |
1 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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 |
John Wallace |
40 |
13.2 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
5.9 |
.424 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.133 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.778 |
|
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 |
John Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
John Wallace |
46 |
10.7 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.435 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.385 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
.870 |
|
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 |
John Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: George Mikan didn't play in 1954-55.
Note: John Wallace didn't play in 2002-03.
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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 |
John Wallace |
37 |
9.9 |
4.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.9 |
.421 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.385 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.775 |
|
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 |
John Wallace |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |