James Edwards vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan and James Edwards 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

James Edwards

vs.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Edwards 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader James Edwards 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader James Edwards 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 12.7 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals James Edwards 420 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists James Edwards 84 George Mikan 155

Total Steals James Edwards 17 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games James Edwards 111 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * 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.