Spencer Haywood vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Spencer Haywood 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

Spencer Haywood

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Spencer Haywood 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Spencer Haywood 12 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Spencer Haywood 4 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Spencer Haywood 4 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Spencer Haywood 2 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Spencer Haywood 4 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 19.2 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.3 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.8 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.6 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 14,592 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 7,038 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 1,351 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 355 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 629 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 760 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .465 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .125 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .800 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) * Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 13.4 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 5.7 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.4 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 1.1 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Spencer Haywood 441 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Spencer Haywood 188 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Spencer Haywood 41 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Spencer Haywood 13 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Spencer Haywood 36 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Spencer Haywood 33 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Spencer Haywood .448 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Spencer Haywood .000 * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Spencer Haywood .789 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) * Ed Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.