George MikanLos Angeles Lakers · #99
George Mikan is a retired center best known with the Los Angeles Lakers. Pro basketball's first superstar. Career averages: 23.1 points, 13.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
George Mikan — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where George Mikan stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
George Mikan — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees George Mikan
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
George Mikan career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 CHIP | 64 | 40.2 | 23.8 | 13.5 | 3.0 | .385 | |
| 1952-53 CHIP | 70 | 37.9 | 20.6 | 14.4 | 2.9 | .399 | |
| 1953-54 CHIP | 72 | 32.8 | 18.1 | 14.3 | 2.4 | .380 | |
| 1955-56 | 37 | 20.7 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 1.4 | .395 | |
| Career | 243 | 34.4 | 19.2 | 13.2 | 2.5 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of George Mikan
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
Turning pro
Drafted 1946 as a Center.
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A New York marquee once read simply: 'GEO MIKAN vs KNICKS.' One man, billed against an entire team — because in the game's first decade, George Mikan was the entire draw.
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The bespectacled giant was so dominant the league literally changed its shape to contain him — widening the lane, and later adding a shot clock, in part to counter a big man no one could stop. He wasn't just great. He forced the sport to rewrite its own rules.
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With the Minneapolis Lakers he built the NBA's first dynasty, stacking championships in the game's infancy and putting the franchise's name on the map before the map ever reached California.
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When the Lakers moved west and became Hollywood royalty, they were building on ground he cleared. Every banner in that arena, every star under those lights, traces back to the man in the thick glasses who made pro basketball worth buying a ticket for.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- Experience
- Rookie
- NBA debut
- 1970
- Draft
- 1946
- Jersey
- #99
Pro basketball's first superstar.
A retired Hall of Famer and Los Angeles Lakers name.
George Mikan — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about George Mikan, answered.
