Mikal Bridges vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mikal Bridges 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mikal Bridges 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mikal Bridges 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)