Dwight Howard vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Dwight Howard 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

Dwight Howard

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Howard 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Dwight Howard 18 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Dwight Howard 12 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Dwight Howard 8 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dwight Howard 5 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 8 Ed Mikan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Howard 4 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Howard 5 Ed Mikan 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dwight Howard 3 Ed Mikan 0 *

Rebounds Leader Dwight Howard 5 Ed Mikan 0 *

Blocks Leader Dwight Howard 2 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.7 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.3 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.9 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 1.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 19,485 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 14,627 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Dwight Howard 1,676 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Dwight Howard 1,081 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 2,228 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 1,242 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .587 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .214 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .567 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 15.3 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 11.8 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 0.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 2.0 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Howard 1,909 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Dwight Howard 1,473 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Dwight Howard 149 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Dwight Howard 94 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Dwight Howard 248 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Dwight Howard 125 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Howard .589 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Dwight Howard .143 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Howard .548 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010) 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.