Dyson Daniels vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Dyson Daniels 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Dyson Daniels: 2022-23 to 2024-25
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dyson Daniels 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Dyson Daniels 3 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Dyson Daniels 1 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Dyson Daniels 0 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dyson Daniels 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dyson Daniels 1 Ed Mikan 0

Steals Leader Dyson Daniels 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 8.4 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 4.5 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 3.2 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 1.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dyson Daniels 1,654 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Dyson Daniels 873 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Dyson Daniels 631 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Dyson Daniels 357 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Dyson Daniels 91 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Dyson Daniels 196 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dyson Daniels .472 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Dyson Daniels .327 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dyson Daniels .614 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 14.1 (2025) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 5.9 (2025) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 4.4 (2025) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 3.0 (2025) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2025) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 1.3 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Dyson Daniels 4 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Dyson Daniels 2 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Dyson Daniels 0 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Dyson Daniels 2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Dyson Daniels 0 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Dyson Daniels 3 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dyson Daniels .333 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Dyson Daniels .000 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dyson Daniels - Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dyson Daniels 1.3 (2024) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2024) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 (2024) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.7 (2024) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Dyson Daniels 0.0 (2024) 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.