Mikal Bridges vs. Barry Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Barry Nelson and Mikal Bridges 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

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Barry Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Barry Nelson 1

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Barry Nelson 1

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Barry Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Barry Nelson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Barry Nelson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Barry Nelson 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Barry Nelson 0.7

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Barry Nelson 0.3

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Barry Nelson 35

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Barry Nelson 20

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Barry Nelson 7

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Barry Nelson 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Barry Nelson .417

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Barry Nelson .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Barry Nelson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Barry Nelson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Barry Nelson 0.5

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Barry Nelson 0.5

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Barry Nelson 0

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Barry Nelson 1

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Barry Nelson 1

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Barry Nelson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Barry Nelson -

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Barry Nelson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Barry Nelson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Barry Nelson - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.