Ed Mikan vs. Coby White Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Coby White and Ed Mikan, 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.

Ed Mikan played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Coby White, who played 5. Ed Mikan had the first of his seasons in 1948-49, while Coby White had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Ed Mikan 6 5 1948-49 to 1953-54
Coby White 5 1 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ed Mikan Coby White
Season 1948-492019-20
Team Chicago StagsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Stags Lost West Div 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 %
Ed Mikan 60 - 9.9 - - - 1.0 - - - 3.2 3.8 12.2 .314 - - - 2.3 3.1 .743
Coby White 65 25.8 13.2 0.4 3.1 3.5 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.7 1.8 4.8 12.2 .394 2.0 5.8 .354 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 2 - 8.0 - - - 0.5 - - - 3.0 4.0 19.0 .211 - - - 0.0 1.5 .000
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ed Mikan Coby White
Season 1949-502020-21
Team Chicago Stags, Rochester RoyalsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Royals Lost Cent Div 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 %
Ed Mikan 65 - 4.2 - - - 0.6 - - - 2.2 1.4 4.9 .277 - - - 1.4 1.8 .767
Coby White 69 31.2 15.1 0.4 3.7 4.1 4.8 0.6 0.2 2.3 2.6 5.4 13.1 .416 2.4 6.6 .359 1.9 2.1 .901
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 2 - 13.0 - - - 1.0 - - - 4.0 4.0 12.0 .333 - - - 5.0 5.5 .909
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ed Mikan Coby White
Season 1950-512021-22
Team Rochester Royals, Washington Capitols, Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div SemisBulls Lost East 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 %
Ed Mikan 61 - 8.6 - - 5.6 1.0 - - - 3.2 3.2 9.1 .347 - - - 2.2 3.1 .725
Coby White 61 27.4 12.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 0.5 0.2 1.1 2.2 4.6 10.6 .433 2.2 5.8 .385 1.3 1.5 .857
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 2 - 11.0 - - 10.5 1.5 - - - 3.0 3.0 13.0 .231 - - - 5.0 5.5 .909
Coby White 5 19.6 8.4 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 1.0 3.0 9.0 .333 1.6 5.8 .276 0.8 1.0 .800

Season 4
Ed Mikan Coby White
Season 1951-522022-23
Team Philadelphia WarriorsChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost East Div 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 %
Ed Mikan 66 27.0 7.9 - - 7.5 1.3 - - - 3.8 3.1 8.7 .354 - - - 1.8 2.2 .784
Coby White 74 23.4 9.7 0.2 2.6 2.9 2.8 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.6 3.6 8.0 .443 1.7 4.6 .372 0.8 0.9 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 3 24.7 6.7 - - 6.7 0.7 - - - 5.0 2.3 7.3 .318 - - - 2.0 2.3 .857
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Ed Mikan Coby White
Season 1952-532023-24
Team Philadelphia Warriors, Indianapolis OlympiansChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Olympians Lost West Div 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 %
Ed Mikan 62 15.0 3.8 - - 3.8 0.6 - - - 2.0 1.3 4.7 .267 - - - 1.3 1.6 .806
Coby White 79 36.5 19.1 0.6 4.0 4.5 5.1 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.4 6.8 15.3 .447 2.6 7.0 .376 2.8 3.3 .838
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan 2 16.0 3.5 - - 3.5 0.0 - - - 0.5 1.0 5.0 .200 - - - 1.5 1.5 1.000
Coby White ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Ed Mikan Coby White
Season 1953-54-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Ed Mikan 9 7.9 2.3 - - 2.2 0.3 - - - 1.7 0.9 2.7 .333 - - - 0.6 1.0 .556
Coby White ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ed Mikan ------- --- ----------
Coby White ------- --- ----------
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