George Mikan vs. Yves Missi Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Yves Missi 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, 6 more than Yves Missi, who played 1. George Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Yves Missi had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Yves Missi | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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| George Mikan | Yves Missi | |
| Season | 1948-49 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Minneapolis Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Honors & Awards |  All-NBA First Team | - |
| - | All-Rookie Second Team | |
| Scoring 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: | +13 | +19.2 | +2.2 | -2.3 | +6.0 | +16.7 | +.131 | +7.2 | +8.7 | +.149 | ||||||||||
| Yves Missi | 73 | 26.8 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.7 | 2.8 | .623 |
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| 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 |
| Yves Missi | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* George Mikan played 6 seasons more than Yves Missi in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 7, from 1950 to 1956—George Mikan played in 6 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships. In those 6 extra years over Yves Missi, George Mikan got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 5 All-NBA First Team 2 Scoring Leader 1 Rebounds Leader 4 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP |