Karl Malone vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Ed Mikan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Ed Mikan 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.