Rudy Gay vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Ed 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.