Moses Malone vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 Ed Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 Ed Mikan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 Ed Mikan 0

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 20.6 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. 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.