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Retired#19Forward1949–1958#411 all-time in points

Vern Mikkelsen

Vern Mikkelsen scored 10,063 points in 699 games, 411th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1954-55 at 18.7 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 7″ / 230 lb
Age98
PositionForward
BornOct 21, 1928
HometownParlier, California
Experience1949–1958
CollegeUniversity of Minnesota, Hamline University
Draft1949 · round null, pick null
High school—
TeamsMinneapolis Lakers 1949–1958
Career points
10,063
699 games · 14.4 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#411
Also 676th in assists, 201st in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1949–1958. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1958-59.

1958-59 season

MNL · 72 games
Points99213.8 per game
Rebounds7.9570 total
Assists2.2159 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • ×4Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1954-55
  • ×6LegendSeasonAll-Star1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1955-56 +1 more
  • LegendCareer10,000 points10,063 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring4 rings · 1949-50, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54

Vern Mikkelsen career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1954-55 · 18.7 points per game

Vern Mikkelsen milestones

Career · regular season
10,063 career points
Retired 411th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points10,063Past 10,000 · 411th all-time
Rebounds5,940Past 5,000 · 201st all-time

Vern Mikkelsen career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Vern Mikkelsen stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1958-59MNL7299213.87.92.2.390—.806————
1957-58MNL721,24817.311.22.3.410—.786————
1956-57MNL7298613.78.81.7.377—.807————
1955-56MNL7296213.48.42.4.386—.804————
1954-55MNL711,32718.710.22.0.422—.747————
1953-54MNL7279711.18.51.7.374—.742————
1952-53MNL701,04715.09.32.1.435—.752————
1951-52MNL661,00915.310.32.7.419—.761————
1950-51MNL6490414.110.22.8.402—.676————
1949-50MNL6879111.6—1.8.399—.752————
Career10 seasons69910,06314.48.52.2.403—.7660——0

Vern Mikkelsen splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
70%
Threes
0%
Free throws
30%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Vern Mikkelsen facts
How many career points did Vern Mikkelsen score?

Vern Mikkelsen scored 10,063 career regular-season points in 699 games, 14.4 per game, which ranks 411th all-time.

What was Vern Mikkelsen’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1954-55 with MNL: 18.7 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Where is Vern Mikkelsen from?

Vern Mikkelsen is from Parlier, California. He played college ball at University of Minnesota, Hamline University.

What teams did Vern Mikkelsen play for?

Minneapolis Lakers (1949–1958).