Sam Cassell vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.