Richard Jefferson vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) 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.