Tim Duncan vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Tim Duncan 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

Tim Duncan

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Duncan: 1997-98 to 2015-16
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Duncan 5 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Tim Duncan 19 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Tim Duncan 18 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Tim Duncan 15 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Tim Duncan 2 Ed Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Tim Duncan 3 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Duncan 10 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Ed Mikan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Duncan 8 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Duncan 15 Ed Mikan 0

Rookie of The Year Tim Duncan 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Rookie of The Year is awarded since 1952-53.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 19.0 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 10.8 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 26,496 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 15,091 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 4,225 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Tim Duncan 1,025 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 3,020 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 1,392 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .506 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .179 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .696 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 25.5 (2002) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 12.9 (2003) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.9 (2003) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.9 (1999) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.9 (2003) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 20.6 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 11.4 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 3.0 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 0.7 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 2.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Duncan 5,172 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Tim Duncan 2,859 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Tim Duncan 764 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Tim Duncan 168 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Tim Duncan 568 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Tim Duncan 251 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Duncan .501 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Tim Duncan .143 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Duncan .689 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Duncan 27.6 (2002) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Duncan 15.4 (2003) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Tim Duncan 5.3 (2003) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Tim Duncan 1.3 (2015) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tim Duncan 4.3 (2002) 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.