Kyrie Irving vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Ed Mikan 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.5 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.8 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,853 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 300 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 382 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 114 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 46 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 79 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .458 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .395 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .892 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2024) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) 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.