George Mikan vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum and George Mikan that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

George Mikan

vs.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Jayson Tatum 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Jayson Tatum 3

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Jayson Tatum 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Jayson Tatum 0

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games George Mikan 439 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Jayson Tatum 23.8

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Jayson Tatum 7.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Jayson Tatum 4.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Jayson Tatum 2,479

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Jayson Tatum 817

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Jayson Tatum 488

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 116

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 95

Total Games George Mikan 70 Jayson Tatum 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Jayson Tatum .442

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum .352

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Jayson Tatum .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Jayson Tatum 6.2 (2022)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.