George Mikan vs. Robert Traylor Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Robert Traylor 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 Robert Traylor both played 7 years in the NBA. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Robert Traylor 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	George Mikan	Robert Traylor
Season	1948-49	1998-99
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bucks 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	60	-	28.3	-	-	-	3.6	-	-	-	4.3	9.7	23.4	.416	-	-	-	8.9	11.5	.772
Robert Traylor	49	16.0	5.3	1.6	2.1	3.7	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	2.9	2.2	4.1	.537	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.6	.538
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
Robert Traylor	3	15.0	5.3	2.0	2.0	4.0	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.3	5.0	2.3	3.0	.778	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.3	.500

Season 2
	George Mikan	Robert Traylor
Season	1949-50	1999-00
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Bucks 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
Robert Traylor	44	10.2	3.6	1.1	1.5	2.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.8	1.3	2.8	.475	0.0	0.1	.000	0.9	1.5	.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
Robert Traylor	1	4.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-

Season 3
	George Mikan	Robert Traylor
Season	1950-51	2000-01
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Cleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	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	68	-	28.4	-	-	14.1	3.1	-	-	-	4.5	10.0	23.3	.428	-	-	-	8.5	10.5	.803
Robert Traylor	70	17.3	5.7	1.8	2.5	4.3	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.4	2.9	2.3	4.6	.497	0.0	0.0	.000	1.1	2.0	.567
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
Robert Traylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 4
	George Mikan	Robert Traylor
Season	1951-52	2001-02
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hornets Lost East 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	64	40.2	23.8	-	-	13.5	3.0	-	-	-	4.5	8.5	22.1	.385	-	-	-	6.8	8.7	.780
Robert Traylor	61	11.1	3.7	1.1	2.0	3.1	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.7	2.1	1.4	3.3	.426	0.0	0.0	1.000	0.9	1.4	.631
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
Robert Traylor	8	7.9	2.3	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.9	0.9	2.5	.350	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	0.8	.667

Season 5
	George Mikan	Robert Traylor
Season	1952-53	2002-03
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hornets 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
Robert Traylor	69	12.3	3.9	1.6	2.2	3.8	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.8	2.2	1.5	3.4	.443	0.0	0.0	.333	0.8	1.3	.648
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
Robert Traylor	6	15.5	3.5	1.8	3.2	5.0	0.7	0.5	0.8	1.0	2.8	1.7	3.7	.455	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.7	.250

Season 6
	George Mikan	Robert Traylor
Season	1953-54	2003-04
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	New Orleans Hornets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Hornets 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	72	32.8	18.1	-	-	14.3	2.4	-	-	-	3.7	6.1	16.1	.380	-	-	-	5.9	7.6	.777
Robert Traylor	71	13.3	5.1	1.5	2.2	3.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.9	2.3	2.0	4.0	.505	0.0	0.1	.400	1.0	1.8	.547
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
Robert Traylor	4	9.8	2.5	0.3	2.3	2.5	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.5	2.0	1.0	2.3	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.5	0.8	.667

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