Wilt Chamberlain vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Ed Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Ed Mikan 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Ed Mikan 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Ed Mikan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Ed Mikan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Ed Mikan 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Ed Mikan 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Ed Mikan 0 *

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Ed Mikan 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** 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.