JaVale McGee vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) 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.