James Harden vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Ed Mikan 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Ed Mikan 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Ed Mikan 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals James Harden 271 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 165 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (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.