Scott Brooks vs. George Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Mikan and Scott Brooks, 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.

Scott Brooks played 10 years in the NBA, 3 more than George Mikan, who played 7. Scott Brooks had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, 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
	Scott Brooks	George Mikan
Season	1988-89	1948-49
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	76ers Lost East 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		%
Scott Brooks	82	16.7	5.2	0.2	0.9	1.1	3.7	0.8	0.0	0.8	1.4	1.9	4.5	.420	0.7	1.9	.359	0.7	0.8	.884
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		%
Scott Brooks	3	7.0	1.7	0.0	1.3	1.3	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	2.0	.167	0.3	0.7	.500	0.7	0.7	1.000
George Mikan	10	-	30.3	-	-	-	2.1	-	-	-	4.4	10.3	22.7	.454	-	-	-	9.7	12.1	.802

Season 2
	Scott Brooks	George Mikan
Season	1989-90	1949-50
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
Playoffs	76ers Lost East 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		%
Scott Brooks	72	13.5	4.4	0.2	0.7	0.9	2.9	0.7	0.0	0.5	1.5	1.7	3.8	.431	0.4	1.1	.392	0.7	0.8	.877
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		%
Scott Brooks	9	11.0	2.3	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.4	0.7	2.1	.316	0.3	0.8	.429	0.7	1.0	.667
George Mikan	12	-	31.3	-	-	-	3.0	-	-	-	3.9	10.1	26.3	.383	-	-	-	11.2	14.2	.788

Season 3
	Scott Brooks	George Mikan
Season	1990-91	1950-51
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
Scott Brooks	80	12.3	5.3	0.4	0.6	0.9	2.6	0.7	0.1	0.6	1.5	2.0	4.6	.430	0.6	1.7	.333	0.8	0.9	.847
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		%
Scott Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Mikan	7	-	24.0	-	-	10.6	1.3	-	-	-	3.6	8.9	21.7	.408	-	-	-	6.3	7.9	.800

Season 4
	Scott Brooks	George Mikan
Season	1991-92	1951-52
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	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		%
Scott Brooks	82	13.2	5.1	0.3	0.9	1.2	2.5	0.8	0.1	0.6	1.0	2.0	4.6	.447	0.4	1.1	.356	0.6	0.8	.810
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		%
Scott Brooks	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Scott Brooks	George Mikan
Season	1992-93	1952-53
Team	Houston Rockets	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Rebounds Leader
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs	Rockets 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		%
Scott Brooks	82	18.5	6.3	0.3	0.9	1.2	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.9	1.7	2.2	4.7	.475	0.5	1.2	.414	1.4	1.6	.830
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		%
Scott Brooks	12	16.4	3.9	0.1	0.8	0.8	2.6	0.8	0.0	1.1	1.8	1.3	3.5	.381	0.4	1.1	.385	0.8	1.1	.769
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
	Scott Brooks	George Mikan
Season	1993-94	1953-54
Team	Houston Rockets	Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA 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		%
Scott Brooks	73	16.8	5.2	0.1	1.3	1.4	2.0	0.7	0.0	0.8	1.3	1.9	4.0	.491	0.3	0.8	.377	1.0	1.2	.871
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		%
Scott Brooks	5	4.6	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	1.0	1.2	.833	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.0	0.2	.000
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.