Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Ed Mikan 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 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.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) 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.