Jeremy Lin vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Jeremy Lin 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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.