1952 Minneapolis Lakers vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1951-52 Lakers and the 2019-20 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1952
Minneapolis

Lakers

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1952 Lakers	2º in Western Division
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1952 Lakers	40 - 26
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1952 Lakers	.606
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1952 Lakers	Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 3
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1952 Lakers	11 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1952 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1952 Lakers	9 - 4
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1952 Lakers	.692
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1952 Lakers	9 players
	2020 Lakers	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1952 Lakers	3 - All-NBA 1st Team: George Mikan All-NBA 2nd Team: Vern Mikkelsen, Jim Pollard
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1952 Lakers	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1952 Lakers	4 - Slater Martin, George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen, Jim Pollard
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1952 Lakers	85.6
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1952 Lakers	53.7
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1952 Lakers	21.0
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1952 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1952 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1952 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1952 Lakers	.367
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1952 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1952 Lakers	.748
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1952 Lakers	82.3
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1952 Lakers	45.9
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1952 Lakers	18.5
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1952 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1952 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1952 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1952 Lakers	.403
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1952 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1952 Lakers	.742
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1952 Lakers	23.8 ppg George Mikan
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1952 Lakers	13.5 rpg George Mikan
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1952 Lakers	3.8 apg Slater Martin
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1952 Lakers	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1952 Lakers	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1952 Lakers	23.6 ppg George Mikan
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1952 Lakers	15.9 rpg George Mikan
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1952 Lakers	4.3 apg Slater Martin
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1952 Lakers	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1952 Lakers	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.