Magic Johnson vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Magic Johnson 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

Magic Johnson

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Magic Johnson 5 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Magic Johnson 13 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Magic Johnson 13 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Magic Johnson 12 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Magic Johnson 3 Ed Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Magic Johnson 3 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Magic Johnson 9 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Magic Johnson 10 Ed Mikan 0

Assists Leader Magic Johnson 4 Ed Mikan 0

Steals Leader Magic Johnson 2 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.2 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 11.2 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 17,707 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 6,559 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Magic Johnson 10,141 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Magic Johnson 1,724 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 374 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Magic Johnson 906 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .520 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .303 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .848 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 19.5 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 7.7 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 12.3 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 1.9 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 0.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Magic Johnson 3,701 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Magic Johnson 1,465 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Magic Johnson 2,346 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Magic Johnson 358 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Magic Johnson 64 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Magic Johnson 190 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Magic Johnson .506 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Magic Johnson .241 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Magic Johnson .838 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981) 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.