11.6PPG
—RPG
1.8APG
DOUNOBALL Player Profile
Vern Mikkelsen
F-C · 6′7″ · 104 kg · Hall of Fame
All NBA players1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59
Hall of Fame
Career PPG
14.4
8.5 RPG · 2.2 APG
Career points
10,063
397th all-time
Career games
699
1950–1959
Championships
4
NBA titles
Career résuméAchievements
4×Champion
4×All-NBA
6×All-Star
Uniform archive
Jersey history
Career arc
Performance by season
Peak PPG
18.7
Points per game · 1954-55
11.6First recorded
13.8Latest recorded
1949-50PPG1958-59
Season by season
Career stats
14.1PPG
10.2RPG
2.8APG
15.3PPG
10.3RPG
2.7APG
15.0PPG
9.3RPG
2.1APG
11.1PPG
8.5RPG
1.7APG
18.7PPG
10.2RPG
2.0APG
13.4PPG
8.4RPG
2.4APG
13.7PPG
8.8RPG
1.7APG
17.3PPG
11.2RPG
2.3APG
13.8PPG
7.9RPG
2.2APG
| Season | Team | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | Minneapolis Lakers | 68 | 11.6 | — | 1.8 | 791 |
| 1950-51 | Minneapolis Lakers | 64 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 904 |
| 1951-52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 66 | 15.3 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 1,009 |
| 1952-53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 15.0 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 1,047 |
| 1953-54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 797 |
| 1954-55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 71 | 18.7 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 1,327 |
| 1955-56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 13.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 962 |
| 1956-57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 13.7 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 986 |
| 1957-58 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 1,248 |
| 1958-59 | Minneapolis Lakers | 72 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 992 |
Draft history
NBA Draft
All-time
Career ranks
397th
Points
200th
Rebounds
616th
Assists
906th
Steals
679th
Blocks
758th
3PM
Rings
Championships
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Player profile
Career details
Born
1928-10-21
Birthplace
Parlier
College
Hamline University
Career span
1950–1959