Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ed Mikan 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.