George Mikan vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama 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, 5 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| George Mikan | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 1948-49 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Minneapolis Lakers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards |  All-NBA First Team | - |
| - | All-Defensive First Team | |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Scoring Leader | - | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| Playoffs |  NBA Champion | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +11 | +6.9 | +0.3 | -2.1 | +1.9 | +6.7 | +.049 | +4.8 | +6.3 | +.024 | ||||||||||
| Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 29.7 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .465 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .325 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .796 |
| 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 |
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| George Mikan | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 1949-50 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Minneapolis Lakers | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | All-NBA First Team | - |
| Scoring Leader | - | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | NBA Champion | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +22 | +3.1 | +0.8 | -2.1 | +0.6 | +4.9 | +.069 | +4.9 | +6.6 | +.057 | ||||||||||
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .476 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .352 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .836 |
| 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* George Mikan played 5 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 7, from 1951 to 1956—George Mikan played in 5 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those 5 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, George Mikan got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 4 All-NBA First Team 1 Scoring Leader 1 Rebounds Leader 4 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |