Billy Ray Bates vs. Mikal Bridges Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mikal Bridges and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Mikal Bridges

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Mikal Bridges 0

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Mikal Bridges 6

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Mikal Bridges 3

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Mikal Bridges 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Mikal Bridges 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Mikal Bridges 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Mikal Bridges 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Mikal Bridges 4.1

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Mikal Bridges 2.6

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Mikal Bridges 1.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Mikal Bridges 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Mikal Bridges 6,760

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Mikal Bridges 1,948

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Mikal Bridges 1,211

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Mikal Bridges 575

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Mikal Bridges 274

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Mikal Bridges 474

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Mikal Bridges .480

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Mikal Bridges .375

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Mikal Bridges .846

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Mikal Bridges 13.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Mikal Bridges 4.5

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Mikal Bridges 2.3

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Mikal Bridges 1.0

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Mikal Bridges 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Mikal Bridges 511

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Mikal Bridges 176

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Mikal Bridges 89

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Mikal Bridges 38

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Mikal Bridges 30

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Mikal Bridges 39

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Mikal Bridges .472

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Mikal Bridges .379

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Mikal Bridges .877

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022)