Travis Best vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Travis Best 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Travis Best 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Travis Best 0 George Mikan 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Travis Best 661 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 708 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Travis Best 173 George Mikan 155

Total Steals Travis Best 45 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Travis Best 63 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) George Mikan - n/a **

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.