Nicolas Batum vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Nicolas Batum, 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.

Nicolas Batum played 16 years in the NBA, 9 more than George Mikan, who played 7. Nicolas Batum had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, 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.

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Nicolas Batum	George Mikan
Season	2008-09	1948-49
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Nicolas Batum	79	18.4	5.4	1.1	1.7	2.8	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.6	1.8	2.0	4.6	.446	0.8	2.1	.369	0.5	0.7	.808
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		%
Nicolas Batum	6	10.5	2.0	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	1.2	0.8	1.5	.556	0.3	0.7	.500	0.0	0.0	-
George Mikan	10	-	30.3	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	10.3	22.7	.454	-	-	-	9.7	12.1	.802

Season 2
	Nicolas Batum	George Mikan
Season	2009-10	1949-50
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Nicolas Batum	37	24.8	10.1	0.9	2.9	3.8	1.2	0.6	0.7	0.7	2.2	3.8	7.2	.519	1.5	3.6	.409	1.2	1.4	.843
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		%
Nicolas Batum	6	23.2	8.2	0.7	2.5	3.2	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.7	2.2	2.8	6.2	.459	1.5	3.5	.429	1.0	1.3	.750
George Mikan	12	-	31.3	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.9	10.1	26.3	.383	-	-	-	11.2	14.2	.788

Season 3
	Nicolas Batum	George Mikan
Season	2010-11	1950-51
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers 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		%
Nicolas Batum	80	31.5	12.4	1.4	3.2	4.5	1.5	0.9	0.6	1.0	2.4	4.6	10.1	.455	1.5	4.3	.345	1.7	2.1	.841
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		%
Nicolas Batum	6	25.2	8.0	0.2	1.5	1.7	1.3	0.8	0.8	1.2	2.3	3.2	7.7	.413	1.2	4.3	.269	0.5	0.7	.750
George Mikan	7	-	24.0	-	-	10.6	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	8.9	21.7	.408	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.800

Season 4
	Nicolas Batum	George Mikan
Season	2011-12	1951-52
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Nicolas Batum	59	30.4	13.9	1.4	3.2	4.6	1.4	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.8	4.9	10.9	.451	1.8	4.6	.391	2.3	2.7	.836
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		%
Nicolas Batum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Nicolas Batum	George Mikan
Season	2012-13	1952-53
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Nicolas Batum	73	38.5	14.3	1.3	4.3	5.6	4.9	1.2	1.1	2.6	1.9	4.8	11.4	.423	2.3	6.1	.372	2.4	2.9	.848
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		%
Nicolas Batum	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Nicolas Batum	George Mikan
Season	2013-14	1953-54
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Nicolas Batum	82	36.0	13.0	1.4	6.0	7.5	5.1	0.9	0.7	2.5	1.9	4.6	10.0	.465	1.8	4.9	.361	2.0	2.5	.803
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		%
Nicolas Batum	11	41.7	15.2	0.9	6.7	7.6	4.8	1.3	0.5	2.5	1.9	6.1	12.9	.472	1.9	5.5	.350	1.1	1.4	.800
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.