Career snapshot
10seasons
699games
10,068career pts
0.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Los Angeles Lakers
· 699 games · 1949-50–1958-59
Position rank · 1958-59
#11PPG rank
#17PER rank
#16WS rank
Among 22 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
18.7
1954-55 · LAL
RPG
11.2
1957-58 · LAL
APG
2.8
1950-51 · LAL
Draft
1949
Round 0 ·
Pick 0
from Hamline
Honors & awards
6×
All-Star Selection
1956, 1955, 1954, 1952, 1951, 1950
4×
All-NBA Team
1954, 1952, 1951, 1950
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | LAL | 68 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.9 | 0.0 | 75.2 | — | — |
| 1950-51 | LAL | 64 | 0 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.2 | 0.0 | 67.6 | — | — |
| 1951-52 | LAL | 66 | 0 | 35.5 | 15.3 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 76.1 | — | — |
| 1952-53 | LAL | 70 | 0 | 35.2 | 15.0 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 75.2 | — | — |
| 1953-54 | LAL | 72 | 0 | 31.2 | 11.1 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.4 | 0.0 | 74.2 | — | — |
| 1954-55 | LAL | 71 | 0 | 36.0 | 18.7 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 42.2 | 0.0 | 74.7 | — | — |
| 1955-56 | LAL | 72 | 0 | 29.2 | 13.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 80.4 | — | — |
| 1956-57 | LAL | 72 | 0 | 30.5 | 13.7 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.7 | 0.0 | 80.7 | — | — |
| 1957-58 | LAL | 72 | 0 | 33.2 | 17.3 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 78.6 | — | — |
| 1958-59 | LAL | 72 | 0 | 29.7 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 80.6 | — | — |
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About Vern Mikkelsen
Arild Verner Agerskov Mikkelsen was an American professional basketball player. One of the National Basketball Association's first power forwards in the 1950s, he was known for his tenacious defense and durability, playing 699 out of a possible 704 games during his career. He was a six-time All-Star and four-time Second Team All-Pro, and was inducted into the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame and the sport's Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.