Cross-era · careers 54 years apart

Vern Mikkelsen vs Draymond Green

Vern Mikkelsen 1949-1958 · Forward Draymond Green 2012-2025 · Forward · active

Vern Mikkelsen (1949-1958) and Draymond Green (2012-2025) never shared an NBA court — their careers are separated by 54 years, so this is a cross-era comparison, not a head-to-head. On the floor, Vern Mikkelsen was the higher-volume scorer (14.4 points per game to 8.7); adjusted for era they scored at 1.50× and 0.86× their league average respectively; Draymond Green was the more efficient scorer (57.7% true shooting to 47.9%). Draymond Green holds the edge on accolades — 4 championships and the #72 all-time ranking to Vern Mikkelsen's #74.

Career averages

Vern MikkelsenStatDraymond Green
14.4 Points / game 8.7
8.5 Rebounds / game 6.8
2.2 Assists / game 5.6
0.0 Steals / game 1.3
0.0 Blocks / game 1.0
40.1% Field goal % 44.1%
0.0% 3-point % 31.2%
76.4% Free throw % 71.8%
47.9% True shooting % 57.7%
699 Games played 949

Era-adjusted (× league average of their era)

Vern MikkelsenStatDraymond Green
1.50× Points vs era avg 0.86×
1.67× Rebounds vs era avg 1.65×
0.99× Assists vs era avg 2.46×

Advanced metrics

Advanced stats weren't tracked in Vern Mikkelsen's era.

Vern MikkelsenStatDraymond Green
— Offensive rating 113.9
— Defensive rating 104.4
— Net rating 9.5
— Usage % 16.1%
— Assist % 27.3%
— Rebound % 11.2%

Playoff averages

Vern MikkelsenStatDraymond Green
13.4 Points / game 11.4
6.9 Rebounds / game 8.6
1.8 Assists / game 6.0
0.0 Steals / game 1.5
0.0 Blocks / game 1.3
39.8% Field goal % 44.7%
0.0% 3-point % 28.9%
79.2% Free throw % 72.5%
85 Playoff games 169

Accolades

Vern MikkelsenStatDraymond Green
0 MVP awards 0
0 Finals MVP 0
4 Championships 4
6 All-Star selections 3
0 All-NBA 1st Team 0
#74 All-time GOAT rank #72

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