Alex Caruso vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Alex Caruso 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

Alex Caruso

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 1 Ed Mikan 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) 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.