Damian Lillard vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Damian Lillard 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

Damian Lillard

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damian Lillard 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Damian Lillard 12 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Damian Lillard 9 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Damian Lillard 8 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Damian Lillard 1 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 7 Ed Mikan 0

Rookie of The Year Damian Lillard 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 25.1 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.2 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.7 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.0 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 21,151 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 3,573 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Damian Lillard 5,659 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Damian Lillard 804 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 257 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Damian Lillard 842 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .438 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .371 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .897 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 26.1 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.4 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 1,694 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 288 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Damian Lillard 400 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Damian Lillard 76 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 19 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Damian Lillard 65 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .412 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .373 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .894 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021) 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.