John Edwards vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and John Edwards that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

John Edwards

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Edwards: 2004-05 to 2005-06
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Edwards 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons John Edwards 2 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played John Edwards 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games John Edwards 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team John Edwards 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Edwards 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader John Edwards 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader John Edwards 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Edwards 1.5 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards 1.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game John Edwards 0.1 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game John Edwards 0.1 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Edwards 0.3 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Edwards 99 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds John Edwards 67 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists John Edwards 8 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals John Edwards 6 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Edwards 19 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Edwards 65 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Edwards .447 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Edwards - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Edwards .600 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Edwards 1.8 (2006) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards 1.2 (2006) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game John Edwards 0.1 (2006) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game John Edwards 0.1 (2005) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Edwards 0.4 (2006) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points John Edwards - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds John Edwards - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists John Edwards - George Mikan 155

Total Steals John Edwards - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks John Edwards - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games John Edwards 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Edwards - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage John Edwards - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Edwards - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game John Edwards - George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.