Jarvis Hayes vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Jarvis Hayes, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Jarvis Hayes and George Mikan both played 7 years in the NBA. Jarvis Hayes had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, while George Mikan had his rookie season in 1948-49. 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
Jarvis Hayes 7 2 2003-04 to 2009-10
George Mikan 7 7 1948-49 to 1955-56

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jarvis Hayes George Mikan
Season 2003-041948-49
Team Washington WizardsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes 70 29.2 9.6 1.0 2.8 3.8 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.0 9.9 .400 0.6 1.9 .305 1.1 1.4 .786
George Mikan 60 - 28.3 - - - 3.6 - - - 4.3 9.7 23.4 .416 - - - 8.9 11.5 .772
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
George Mikan 10 - 30.3 - - - 2.1 - - - 4.4 10.3 22.7 .454 - - - 9.7 12.1 .802

Season 2

Jarvis Hayes George Mikan
Season 2004-051949-50
Team Washington WizardsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes 54 28.9 10.2 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.1 2.0 3.8 9.8 .389 0.8 2.3 .341 1.8 2.2 .839
George Mikan 68 - 27.4 - - - 2.9 - - - 4.4 9.5 23.5 .407 - - - 8.3 10.7 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
George Mikan 12 - 31.3 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.9 10.1 26.3 .383 - - - 11.2 14.2 .788

Season 3

Jarvis Hayes George Mikan
Season 2005-061950-51
Team Washington WizardsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes 21 24.6 9.3 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.3 0.8 0.0 1.0 1.8 3.7 8.7 .421 0.8 2.2 .362 1.2 1.4 .833
George Mikan 68 - 28.4 - - 14.1 3.1 - - - 4.5 10.0 23.3 .428 - - - 8.5 10.5 .803
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
George Mikan 7 - 24.0 - - 10.6 1.3 - - - 3.6 8.9 21.7 .408 - - - 6.3 7.9 .800

Season 4

Jarvis Hayes George Mikan
Season 2006-071951-52
Team Washington WizardsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes 81 20.1 7.2 0.5 2.1 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.7 2.0 2.8 6.7 .410 0.8 2.3 .361 0.9 1.0 .845
George Mikan 64 40.2 23.8 - - 13.5 3.0 - - - 4.5 8.5 22.1 .385 - - - 6.8 8.7 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes 4 34.8 10.8 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 3.0 3.8 11.5 .326 1.8 4.8 .368 1.5 1.8 .857
George Mikan 13 42.5 23.6 - - 15.9 2.8 - - - 4.8 7.6 20.1 .379 - - - 8.4 10.6 .790

Season 5

Jarvis Hayes George Mikan
Season 2007-081952-53
Team Detroit PistonsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes 82 15.7 6.7 0.4 1.7 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.7 2.6 6.1 .431 0.9 2.4 .376 0.5 0.7 .750
George Mikan 70 37.9 20.6 - - 14.4 2.9 - - - 4.1 7.1 17.9 .399 - - - 6.3 8.1 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes 11 5.5 2.1 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.7 .300 0.5 1.3 .357 0.0 0.0 -
George Mikan 12 38.6 19.8 - - 15.4 1.9 - - - 4.7 6.5 17.8 .366 - - - 6.8 9.3 .732

Season 6

Jarvis Hayes George Mikan
Season 2008-091953-54
Team New Jersey NetsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes 74 24.8 8.7 0.4 3.2 3.6 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.7 2.2 3.5 7.8 .445 1.3 3.3 .385 0.5 0.7 .692
George Mikan 72 32.8 18.1 - - 14.3 2.4 - - - 3.7 6.1 16.1 .380 - - - 5.9 7.6 .777
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
George Mikan 13 32.6 19.4 - - 13.2 1.9 - - - 4.3 6.7 14.6 .458 - - - 6.0 7.4 .813

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

Season 7

Jarvis Hayes George Mikan
Season 2009-101955-56
Team New Jersey NetsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Jarvis Hayes 45 23.0 7.8 0.2 2.2 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.6 2.0 3.1 7.3 .421 1.3 4.0 .335 0.3 0.4 .778
George Mikan 37 20.7 10.5 - - 8.3 1.4 - - - 4.1 4.0 10.1 .395 - - - 2.5 3.3 .770
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jarvis Hayes ------- --- ----------
George Mikan 3 20.0 12.0 - - 9.3 1.7 - - - 4.7 4.3 11.7 .371 - - - 3.3 4.3 .769