Stephen Curry vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 Ed Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 Ed Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 Ed Mikan 0

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 24.8 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.