George Mikan vs. Shake Milton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Shake Milton 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 played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Shake Milton, who played 6. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Shake Milton had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Rookie Season
	George Mikan	Shake Milton
Season	1948-49	2018-19
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	60	-	28.3	-	-	-	3.6	-	-	-	4.3	9.7	23.4	.416	-	-	-	8.9	11.5	.772
Shake Milton	20	13.4	4.4	0.5	1.3	1.8	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.3	1.5	1.7	4.4	.391	0.7	2.2	.318	0.3	0.4	.714
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
Shake Milton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 2
	George Mikan	Shake Milton
Season	1949-50	2019-20
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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
Shake Milton	40	20.1	9.4	0.4	1.8	2.2	2.6	0.5	0.2	1.2	2.3	3.4	6.9	.484	1.5	3.4	.430	1.3	1.6	.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
Shake Milton	4	31.5	14.5	0.3	3.0	3.3	2.8	0.5	0.0	1.5	3.3	5.3	11.0	.477	2.5	6.3	.400	1.5	1.8	.857

Season 3
	George Mikan	Shake Milton
Season	1950-51	2020-21
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Scoring Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Div Finals	76ers 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	68	-	28.4	-	-	14.1	3.1	-	-	-	4.5	10.0	23.3	.428	-	-	-	8.5	10.5	.803
Shake Milton	63	23.2	13.0	0.5	1.8	2.3	3.1	0.6	0.3	1.6	2.1	4.8	10.6	.450	1.1	3.2	.350	2.3	2.8	.830
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
Shake Milton	12	10.1	4.3	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.5	1.3	3.9	.319	0.7	1.6	.421	1.2	1.3	.933

Season 4
	George Mikan	Shake Milton
Season	1951-52	2021-22
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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
Shake Milton	55	21.4	8.2	0.5	2.0	2.6	2.5	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.8	3.1	7.3	.429	0.8	2.4	.323	1.1	1.3	.836
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
Shake Milton	12	13.2	5.0	0.3	1.3	1.6	0.9	0.5	0.3	0.4	1.1	1.5	3.2	.474	0.7	1.3	.533	1.3	1.7	.800

Season 5
	George Mikan	Shake Milton
Season	1952-53	2022-23
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
	All-Star Game NVP	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	76ers 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	70	37.9	20.6	-	-	14.4	2.9	-	-	-	4.1	7.1	17.9	.399	-	-	-	6.3	8.1	.780
Shake Milton	76	20.6	8.4	0.5	2.0	2.5	3.2	0.3	0.2	1.2	1.6	3.2	6.6	.479	0.7	1.9	.378	1.3	1.5	.853
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
Shake Milton	6	3.5	1.3	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.8	.600	0.0	0.2	.000	0.3	0.3	1.000

Season 6
	George Mikan	Shake Milton
Season	1953-54	2023-24
Team	Minneapolis Lakers	Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Knicks TBD

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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
Shake Milton	48	12.1	4.5	0.3	1.3	1.6	1.3	0.4	0.1	0.6	1.1	1.6	4.1	.405	0.4	1.3	.281	0.8	1.0	.816
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
Shake Milton	3	7.0	1.7	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	.000	0.0	0.7	.000	1.7	2.0	.833

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