Carlos Boozer vs. Ed Mikan Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ed Mikan and Carlos Boozer, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Carlos Boozer played 13 years in the NBA, 7 more than Ed Mikan, who played 6. Carlos Boozer had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Ed Mikan had his rookie season in 1948-49. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Carlos Boozer 13 8 2002-03 to 2014-15
Ed Mikan 6 5 1948-49 to 1953-54

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2002-031948-49
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Stags
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayStags Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 81 25.3 10.0 2.5 5.0 7.5 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.8 4.1 7.6 .536 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.4 .771
Ed Mikan 60 - 9.9 - - - 1.0 - - - 3.2 3.8 12.2 .314 - - - 2.3 3.1 .743
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Ed Mikan 2 - 8.0 - - - 0.5 - - - 3.0 4.0 19.0 .211 - - - 0.0 1.5 .000

Season 2

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2003-041949-50
Team Cleveland CavaliersChicago Stags, Rochester Royals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRoyals Lost Cent Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 75 34.6 15.5 3.1 8.4 11.4 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.8 2.7 6.3 12.0 .523 0.0 0.1 .167 2.9 3.8 .768
Ed Mikan 65 - 4.2 - - - 0.6 - - - 2.2 1.4 4.9 .277 - - - 1.4 1.8 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Ed Mikan 2 - 13.0 - - - 1.0 - - - 4.0 4.0 12.0 .333 - - - 5.0 5.5 .909

Season 3

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2004-051950-51
Team Utah JazzRochester Royals, Washington Capitols, Philadelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 51 34.7 17.8 2.8 6.2 9.0 2.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.5 7.1 13.6 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.3 .698
Ed Mikan 61 - 8.6 - - 5.6 1.0 - - - 3.2 3.2 9.1 .347 - - - 2.2 3.1 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Ed Mikan 2 - 11.0 - - 10.5 1.5 - - - 3.0 3.0 13.0 .231 - - - 5.0 5.5 .909

Season 4

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2005-061951-52
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWarriors Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 33 31.1 16.3 2.2 6.4 8.6 2.7 0.9 0.2 2.1 3.2 6.6 12.1 .549 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.2 .723
Ed Mikan 66 27.0 7.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.8 3.1 8.7 .354 - - - 1.8 2.2 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Ed Mikan 3 24.7 6.7 - - 6.7 0.7 - - - 5.0 2.3 7.3 .318 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 5

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2006-071952-53
Team Utah JazzPhiladelphia Warriors, Indianapolis Olympians
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsOlympians Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 74 34.6 20.9 3.2 8.5 11.7 3.0 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.9 8.7 15.6 .561 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 5.0 .685
Ed Mikan 62 15.0 3.8 - - 3.8 0.6 - - - 2.0 1.3 4.7 .267 - - - 1.3 1.6 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 17 38.5 23.5 3.2 9.0 12.2 2.9 1.0 0.3 3.0 3.1 9.5 17.8 .536 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 6.1 .738
Ed Mikan 2 16.0 3.5 - - 3.5 0.0 - - - 0.5 1.0 5.0 .200 - - - 1.5 1.5 1.000

Season 6

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2007-081953-54
Team Utah JazzBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 81 34.9 21.1 2.4 8.0 10.4 2.9 1.2 0.5 2.6 3.6 8.8 16.0 .547 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.9 .738
Ed Mikan 9 7.9 2.3 - - 2.2 0.3 - - - 1.7 0.9 2.7 .333 - - - 0.6 1.0 .556
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 12 36.8 16.0 3.5 8.8 12.3 2.8 0.5 0.2 3.0 3.9 6.3 15.3 .415 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.7 .714
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2008-09-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 37 32.4 16.2 3.0 7.4 10.4 2.1 1.1 0.2 2.1 3.6 6.8 13.8 .490 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.8 .698
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 5 37.2 20.6 2.4 10.8 13.2 2.2 1.6 0.4 3.0 3.6 7.6 14.4 .528 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 7.0 .771
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2009-10-
Team Utah Jazz-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 78 34.3 19.5 2.3 8.9 11.2 3.2 1.1 0.5 2.7 3.5 7.9 14.1 .562 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.9 .742
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 10 40.2 19.7 3.3 9.9 13.2 3.0 0.4 0.7 2.4 3.8 8.9 16.8 .530 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 3.5 .543
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2010-11-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf Finals-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 59 31.9 17.5 2.2 7.4 9.6 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 3.2 7.3 14.3 .510 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.1 .701
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 16 31.7 12.6 2.5 7.2 9.7 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 3.1 4.8 11.1 .433 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.8 .800
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2011-12-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 66 29.5 15.0 1.7 6.8 8.5 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.7 2.5 6.8 12.8 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .693
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 6 33.3 13.5 1.7 8.2 9.8 3.0 0.8 0.3 3.8 3.3 6.3 15.0 .422 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.2 .714
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2012-13-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 79 32.2 16.2 2.2 7.5 9.8 2.3 0.8 0.4 2.2 3.0 6.9 14.4 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .731
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 12 35.9 16.4 2.9 6.7 9.6 1.5 0.8 0.1 2.4 3.0 6.9 14.0 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.8 .689
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2013-14-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 76 28.2 13.7 1.8 6.5 8.3 1.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 2.8 5.9 12.9 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .767
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 5 24.2 9.6 1.6 6.2 7.8 1.0 0.2 0.0 1.4 2.6 4.0 9.4 .426 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 1.8 .889
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Carlos Boozer Ed Mikan
Season 2014-15-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer 71 23.8 11.8 1.6 5.2 6.8 1.3 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.6 5.2 10.5 .499 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .627
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Carlos Boozer ------- --- ----------
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------