Joel Embiid vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Ed Mikan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Ed Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Ed Mikan 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.9 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.9 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,469 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 641 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Joel Embiid 182 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Joel Embiid 49 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 102 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Joel Embiid 59 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .289 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .828 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) 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.