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Vern Mikkelsen
Arild Verner Agerskov Mikkelsen (Vern)
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-7 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: October 21, 1928 in Fresno, California
High School: Askov in Askov, Minnesota
College: Hamline University
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1995
Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1949 BAA draft (territorial selection).
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 21 | MNL | NBA | 68 | 288 | 722 | .399 | 215 | 286 | .752 | 123 | 222 | 791 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | MNL | NBA | 64 | 359 | 893 | .402 | 186 | 275 | .676 | 655 | 181 | 260 | 904 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | MNL | NBA | 66 | 2345 | 363 | 866 | .419 | 283 | 372 | .761 | 681 | 180 | 282 | 1009 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2465 | 378 | 868 | .435 | 291 | 387 | .752 | 654 | 148 | 289 | 1047 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2247 | 288 | 771 | .374 | 221 | 298 | .742 | 615 | 119 | 264 | 797 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 71 | 2559 | 440 | 1043 | .422 | 447 | 598 | .747 | 722 | 145 | 319 | 1327 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2100 | 317 | 821 | .386 | 328 | 408 | .804 | 608 | 173 | 319 | 962 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2198 | 322 | 854 | .377 | 342 | 424 | .807 | 630 | 121 | 312 | 986 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2390 | 439 | 1070 | .410 | 370 | 471 | .786 | 805 | 166 | 299 | 1248 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2139 | 353 | 904 | .390 | 286 | 355 | .806 | 570 | 159 | 246 | 992 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 699 | 18443 | 3547 | 8812 | .403 | 2969 | 3874 | .766 | 5940 | 1515 | 2812 | 10063 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 21 | MNL | NBA | 68 | 4.2 | 10.6 | .399 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .752 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 11.6 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | MNL | NBA | 64 | 5.6 | 14.0 | .402 | 2.9 | 4.3 | .676 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 14.1 | ||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | MNL | NBA | 66 | 35.5 | 5.5 | 13.1 | .419 | 4.3 | 5.6 | .761 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 15.3 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 35.2 | 5.4 | 12.4 | .435 | 4.2 | 5.5 | .752 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 15.0 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 31.2 | 4.0 | 10.7 | .374 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .742 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 11.1 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 71 | 36.0 | 6.2 | 14.7 | .422 | 6.3 | 8.4 | .747 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 18.7 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 29.2 | 4.4 | 11.4 | .386 | 4.6 | 5.7 | .804 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 13.4 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 30.5 | 4.5 | 11.9 | .377 | 4.8 | 5.9 | .807 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 13.7 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 33.2 | 6.1 | 14.9 | .410 | 5.1 | 6.5 | .786 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 29.7 | 4.9 | 12.6 | .390 | 4.0 | 4.9 | .806 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 699 | 32.5 | 5.1 | 12.6 | .403 | 4.2 | 5.5 | .766 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 14.4 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 21 | MNL | NBA | 68 | .399 | .752 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | MNL | NBA | 64 | .402 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | MNL | NBA | 66 | 2345 | 5.6 | 13.3 | .419 | 4.3 | 5.7 | .761 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 15.5 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2465 | 5.5 | 12.7 | .435 | 4.2 | 5.7 | .752 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 15.3 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2247 | 4.6 | 12.4 | .374 | 3.5 | 4.8 | .742 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 12.8 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 71 | 2559 | 6.2 | 14.7 | .422 | 6.3 | 8.4 | .747 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 18.7 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2100 | 5.4 | 14.1 | .386 | 5.6 | 7.0 | .804 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2198 | 5.3 | 14.0 | .377 | 5.6 | 6.9 | .807 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 16.1 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2390 | 6.6 | 16.1 | .410 | 5.6 | 7.1 | .786 | 12.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 18.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2139 | 5.9 | 15.2 | .390 | 4.8 | 6.0 | .806 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 16.7 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 699 | 18443 | 5.7 | 14.0 | .403 | 5.0 | 6.5 | .766 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 16.3 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 21 | MNL | NBA | 68 | .466 | .399 | |||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | MNL | NBA | 64 | .446 | .402 | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | MNL | NBA | 66 | 2345 | 21.7 | .490 | .419 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 13.2 | ||||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 70 | 2465 | 21.6 | .504 | .435 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 12.0 | ||||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2247 | 16.4 | .442 | .374 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.6 | ||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 71 | 2559 | 20.2 | .508 | .422 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 10.9 | ||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2100 | 16.8 | .481 | .386 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 5.4 | ||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2198 | 16.1 | .474 | .377 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 6.1 | ||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2390 | 18.9 | .489 | .410 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 6.5 | ||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 72 | 2139 | 15.9 | .468 | .390 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 4.5 | ||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 699 | 18443 | 18.6 | .478 | .403 | 39.0 | 26.3 | 65.3 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1949-50 | 21 | MNL | NBA | 12 | 55 | 149 | 46 | 60 | 18 | 52 | 156 | .369 | .767 | 13.0 | 1.5 | |||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | MNL | NBA | 7 | 39 | 96 | 31 | 47 | 67 | 17 | 35 | 109 | .406 | .660 | 15.6 | 9.6 | 2.4 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 495 | 60 | 139 | 53 | 64 | 110 | 20 | 66 | 173 | .432 | .828 | 38.1 | 13.3 | 8.5 | 1.5 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 12 | 400 | 44 | 133 | 56 | 66 | 104 | 24 | 59 | 144 | .331 | .848 | 33.3 | 12.0 | 8.7 | 2.0 | |||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 375 | 51 | 111 | 31 | 36 | 73 | 17 | 52 | 133 | .459 | .861 | 28.8 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 7 | 209 | 30 | 85 | 36 | 46 | 78 | 13 | 36 | 96 | .353 | .783 | 29.9 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 1.9 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 3 | 90 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 40 | .423 | .900 | 30.0 | 13.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 5 | 162 | 33 | 83 | 22 | 34 | 43 | 17 | 29 | 88 | .398 | .647 | 32.4 | 17.6 | 8.6 | 3.4 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 371 | 73 | 177 | 56 | 73 | 93 | 24 | 54 | 202 | .412 | .767 | 28.5 | 15.5 | 7.2 | 1.8 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 85 | 2102 | 396 | 999 | 349 | 446 | 585 | 152 | 397 | 1141 | .396 | .783 | 31.8 | 13.4 | 8.0 | 1.8 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | 21 | MNL | NBA | 12 | .445 | .369 | |||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 | 22 | MNL | NBA | 7 | .467 | .406 | |||||||||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 495 | 16.8 | .517 | .432 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | |||||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 12 | 400 | 17.1 | .444 | .331 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | |||||||||
| 1953-54 | 25 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 375 | 17.3 | .524 | .459 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 7 | 209 | 18.8 | .456 | .353 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 3 | 90 | 13.5 | .575 | .423 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 5 | 162 | 15.7 | .449 | .398 | 16.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | MNL | NBA | 13 | 371 | 16.6 | .483 | .412 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 85 | 2102 | 16.9 | .477 | .396 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 22 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1951-52 | 23 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||||
| 1952-53 | 24 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 13 | .231 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 15 | .467 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 16 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | MNL | NBA | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 6 | 2 | 110 | 27 | 70 | .386 | 13 | 20 | .650 | 52 | 8 | 20 | 67 |
College
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1945-46 | 17 | HAMLINEMN | 17 | 49 | 25 | 123 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1946-47 | 18 | HAMLINEMN | 26 | 102 | 52 | 256 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947-48 | 19 | HAMLINEMN | 31 | 199 | 119 | 517 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 20 | HAMLINEMN | 30 | 203 | 377 | 113 | 177 | 519 | .538 | .638 | 17.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 104 | 553 | 377 | 309 | 177 | 1415 | 1.467 | 1.746 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1951 NBA1952 NBA 1953 NBA 1955 NBA 1956 NBA 1957 NBA |
Honors 1950-51 NBA All-NBA (2nd)1951-52 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1952-53 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1954-55 NBA All-NBA (2nd) |
MVP Award Shares 1957-58 NBA 0.008 (10)Career 0.007 (164) |
Games 1949-50 NBA 68 (2)1951-52 NBA 66 (1) 1953-54 NBA 72 (2) 1955-56 NBA 72 (2) 1956-57 NBA 72 (1) 1957-58 NBA 72 (1) 1958-59 NBA 72 (1) |
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Minutes Played 1954-55 NBA 2559 (10) |
Field Goals 1950-51 NBA 359 (10)1951-52 NBA 363 (9) 1952-53 NBA 378 (8) 1954-55 NBA 440 (8) |
Field Goal Attempts 1954-55 NBA 1043 (10) |
Field Goal Pct 1949-50 NBA .399 (8)1950-51 NBA .402 (9) 1951-52 NBA .419 (5) 1952-53 NBA .435 (5) 1954-55 NBA .422 (9) |
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Free Throws 1954-55 NBA 447 (5) |
Free Throw Attempts 1954-55 NBA 598 (3) |
Free Throw Pct 1955-56 NBA .804 (8)1956-57 NBA .807 (8) 1958-59 NBA .806 (8) |
Total Rebounds 1950-51 NBA 655 (7)1951-52 NBA 681 (9) 1954-55 NBA 722 (8) 1957-58 NBA 805 (9) |
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Personal Fouls 1950-51 NBA 260 (10)1951-52 NBA 282 (2) 1952-53 NBA 289 (5) 1953-54 NBA 264 (7) 1954-55 NBA 319 (1) 1955-56 NBA 319 (1) 1956-57 NBA 312 (1) 1957-58 NBA 299 (2) Career NBA 2812 (92) |
Points 1951-52 NBA 1009 (10)1952-53 NBA 1047 (8) 1954-55 NBA 1327 (7) 1957-58 NBA 1248 (10) |
Points Per Game 1952-53 NBA 15.0 (9)1954-55 NBA 18.7 (7) |
Rebounds Per Game 1950-51 NBA 10.2 (6)1951-52 NBA 10.3 (9) 1954-55 NBA 10.2 (8) 1957-58 NBA 11.2 (10) Career NBA 9.4 (64) Career 9.4 (67) |
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Player Efficiency Rating 1951-52 NBA 21.7 (6)1952-53 NBA 21.6 (7) 1954-55 NBA 20.2 (9) |
True Shooting Pct 1951-52 NBA .490 (8)1952-53 NBA .504 (5) 1954-55 NBA .508 (6) |
Effective Field Goal Pct 1949-50 NBA .399 (8)1950-51 NBA .402 (9) 1951-52 NBA .419 (5) 1952-53 NBA .435 (5) 1954-55 NBA .422 (9) |
Offensive Win Shares 1951-52 NBA 6.5 (6)1952-53 NBA 7.2 (6) 1954-55 NBA 7.4 (4) |
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Defensive Win Shares 1951-52 NBA 6.6 (2)1952-53 NBA 4.9 (4) 1953-54 NBA 4.4 (6) 1954-55 NBA 3.6 (8) |
Win Shares 1951-52 NBA 13.2 (4)1952-53 NBA 12.0 (5) 1954-55 NBA 10.9 (4) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.997 (39) |
Transactions
March 21, 1949: Drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1949 BAA Draft.
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