Kawhi Leonard vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Kawhi Leonard 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2024-25
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kawhi Leonard 2 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Kawhi Leonard 13 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Kawhi Leonard 12 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Kawhi Leonard 6 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard 2 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 6 Ed Mikan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kawhi Leonard 3 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kawhi Leonard 7 Ed Mikan 0

Defensive Player of The Year Kawhi Leonard 2 Ed Mikan 0 *

Steals Leader Kawhi Leonard 1 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 Kawhi Leonard 20.1 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.4 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 3.1 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 14,733 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 4,662 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 2,236 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 1,255 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 471 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 733 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .499 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .392 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .860 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 21.5 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 7.8 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 3.0 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 0.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kawhi Leonard 3,133 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Kawhi Leonard 1,142 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Kawhi Leonard 432 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Kawhi Leonard 256 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kawhi Leonard 99 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kawhi Leonard 146 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kawhi Leonard .513 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Kawhi Leonard .399 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kawhi Leonard .841 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016) 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.