Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Michael Phelps and Mikal Bridges, 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.
Mikal Bridges played 6 years in the NBA, 3 more than Michael Phelps, who played 3. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Michael Phelps had his rookie season in 1985-86. 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 |
| Mikal Bridges | 6 | 3 | 2018-19 to 2023-24 |
| Michael Phelps | 3 | 0 | 1985-86 to 1987-88 |
Comparison Season by Season | ||
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Rookie Season | ||
| Mikal Bridges | Michael Phelps | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 1985-86 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | Seattle Supersonics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 82 | 29.5 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 6.9 | .430 | 1.3 | 3.8 | .335 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .805 |
| Michael Phelps | 70 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .409 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .083 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .595 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 2 | ||
| Mikal Bridges | Michael Phelps | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 1986-87 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | Seattle Supersonics |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | 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 | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 73 | 28.0 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.6 | .510 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .361 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .844 |
| Michael Phelps | 60 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.9 | .426 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .100 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .705 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 3 | ||
| Mikal Bridges | Michael Phelps | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 1987-88 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Suns Lost NBA Finals | 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 | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 72 | 32.6 | 13.5 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 9.3 | .543 | 1.9 | 4.4 | .425 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .840 |
| Michael Phelps | 2 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.5 | 2.0 | .750 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 22 | 32.1 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 8.6 | .484 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .368 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .893 |
| Michael Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 | ||
| Mikal Bridges | Michael Phelps | |
| Season | 2021-22 | - |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | - |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Defensive First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Suns 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 | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 82 | 34.8 | 14.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 10.5 | .534 | 1.4 | 3.8 | .369 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .834 |
| Michael Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 13 | 38.5 | 13.3 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 10.6 | .478 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .394 | 2.2 | 2.3 | .933 |
| Michael Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 5 | ||
| Mikal Bridges | Michael Phelps | |
| Season | 2022-23 | - |
| Team | Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets | - |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Nets 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 | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 83 | 35.7 | 20.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 7.1 | 15.3 | .468 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .382 | 3.8 | 4.3 | .895 |
| Michael Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 4 | 39.3 | 23.5 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 19.3 | .429 | 2.5 | 6.3 | .400 | 4.5 | 5.8 | .783 |
| Michael Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 6 | ||
| Mikal Bridges | Michael Phelps | |
| Season | 2023-24 | - |
| Team | Brooklyn Nets | - |
| 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 | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 82 | 34.8 | 19.6 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 15.8 | .436 | 2.7 | 7.2 | .372 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .814 |
| Michael Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Michael Phelps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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