Kevin Durant vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Kevin Durant 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

Kevin Durant

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin Durant: 2007-08 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin Durant 2 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Kevin Durant 16 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Kevin Durant 13 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Kevin Durant 14 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kevin Durant 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Kevin Durant 2 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kevin Durant 6 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin Durant 10 Ed Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Kevin Durant 4 Ed Mikan 0

Rookie of The Year Kevin Durant 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team Kevin Durant 1 * Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 27.3 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.0 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.4 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 28,924 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 7,454 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Kevin Durant 4,645 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Kevin Durant 1,124 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 1,196 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Durant 1,061 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .501 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .387 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .884 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 32.0 (2014) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 8.3 (2017) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.4 (2022) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.4 (2013) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.8 (2018) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 29.3 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 7.8 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 4.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.0 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin Durant 4,985 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Kevin Durant 1,327 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Kevin Durant 709 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Kevin Durant 172 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kevin Durant 204 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kevin Durant 170 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin Durant .477 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Kevin Durant .356 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kevin Durant .868 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin Durant 34.3 (2021) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin Durant 9.3 (2021) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kevin Durant 6.3 (2013) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kevin Durant 1.5 (2021) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kevin Durant 1.6 (2021) 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.