Vern Mikkelsen Career Stats and Performance Summary

Vern Mikkelsen debuted in the NBA in 1949, appearing in 699 games over 10 seasons. He scored 10,063 points, delivered 1,515 assists, and grabbed 5,940 rebounds, ranking 394th in scoring and 645th in assists in NBA history.

Vern Mikkelsen Year-by-Year Performance Trends

This chart visualizes Vern Mikkelsen’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Vern Mikkelsen
    NameVern Mikkelsen
    Date of BirthOctober 21, 1928
    Nationality
    United States
    PositionPower Forward
    Height201cm
    Weight104kg
    Shooting HandRight-handed
    NBA Debut1949

    📊 Career Stats Summary

    Games Played (G)699 games (Ranked 651 in NBA history)
    Points (PTS)10,063 points (Ranked 394)
    Assists (AST)1,515 (Ranked 645)
    Rebounds (TRB)5,940 (Ranked 196)
    Personal Fouls (PF)2,812 (Ranked 113)
    Field Goal % (FG%)40.3% (Ranked 3002)
    Free Throw % (FT%)76.6% (Ranked 1549)
    Average Minutes (MP)26.4 minutes (Ranked 694)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1959)

    Games Played (G)72
    Points (PTS)992
    Assists (AST)159
    Rebounds (TRB)570
    Personal Fouls (PF)246
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)0
    Field Goal % (FG%)39%
    Free Throw % (FT%)80.6%
    Average Minutes (MP)2,139

    📈 Season Highlights

    • Most Points in a Season: 1955, 1,327 points
    • Most Assists in a Season: 1951, 181
    • Most Rebounds in a Season: 1958, 805
    • Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1950, 0
    • Best FG% in a Season: 1953, 43.5%
    • Best FT% in a Season: 1957, 80.7%
    • Most Avg. Minutes: 1955, 2,559 minutes

    🏆 Playoff Records

    Vern Mikkelsen appeared in 85 playoff games.

    Points (PTS)1,141
    Assists (AST)152
    Rebounds (TRB)585
    Personal Fouls (PF)397
    Field Goal % (FG%)39.6%
    Free Throw % (FT%)78.3%
    Average Minutes (MP)2,102

    Vern Mikkelsen Career Key Statistics Summary

    seasonGMPPTSFGFG%FGA3P3P%3PA2P2P%2PAeFG%FTFT%FTATRBORBDRBASTSTLBLKTrpDblGSTOVPF
    1950
    68
    0
    791
    288
    0.399
    722
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    215
    0.752
    286
    0
    0
    0
    123
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    222
    1951
    64
    0
    904
    359
    0.402
    893
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    186
    0.676
    275
    655
    0
    0
    181
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    260
    1952
    66
    2345
    1009
    363
    0.419
    866
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    283
    0.761
    372
    681
    0
    0
    180
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    282
    1953
    70
    2465
    1047
    378
    0.435
    868
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    291
    0.752
    387
    654
    0
    0
    148
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    289
    1954
    72
    2247
    797
    288
    0.374
    771
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    221
    0.742
    298
    615
    0
    0
    119
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    264
    1955
    71
    2559
    1327
    440
    0.422
    1043
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    447
    0.747
    598
    722
    0
    0
    145
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    319
    1956
    72
    2100
    962
    317
    0.386
    821
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    328
    0.804
    408
    608
    0
    0
    173
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    319
    1957
    72
    2198
    986
    322
    0.377
    854
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    342
    0.807
    424
    630
    0
    0
    121
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    312
    1958
    72
    2390
    1248
    439
    0.41
    1070
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    370
    0.786
    471
    805
    0
    0
    166
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    299
    1959
    72
    2139
    992
    353
    0.39
    904
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    286
    0.806
    355
    570
    0
    0
    159
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    246