LeBron James vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 Ed Mikan 5

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 Ed Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 Ed Mikan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 Ed Mikan 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 Ed Mikan 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 Ed Mikan 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * Ed Mikan 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 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 LeBron James 27.1 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals LeBron James 483 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games LeBron James 287 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) 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.