DeMarcus Cousins vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (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.