Steve Francis vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Steve Francis 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Steve Francis: 1999-00 to 2007-08
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Francis 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Steve Francis 9 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Steve Francis 1 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Steve Francis 3 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Steve Francis 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Francis 18.1 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 5.6 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 6.0 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.5 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 10,446 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 3,215 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Steve Francis 3,473 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Steve Francis 846 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Francis 223 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Steve Francis 576 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .341 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .797 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 21.6 (2002) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2002) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.0 (2005) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.8 (2001) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.5 (2003) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Francis 96 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Steve Francis 42 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Steve Francis 38 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Steve Francis 7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Francis 1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Steve Francis 5 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Francis .429 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Steve Francis .412 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Francis .725 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Francis 19.2 (2004) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Francis 8.4 (2004) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Steve Francis 7.6 (2004) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Steve Francis 1.4 (2004) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Francis 0.2 (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.