Darius Garland vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Darius Garland 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

Darius Garland

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 2 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 17.3 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.0 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.3 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 207 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 36 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Darius Garland 63 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Darius Garland 15 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Darius Garland 2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Darius Garland 12 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .444 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .394 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .795 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.9 (2024) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.4 (2024) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) 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.