Mikal Bridges vs. Mychal Thompson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mychal Thompson 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.

Mychal Thompson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Mychal Thompson: 1978-79 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Mychal Thompson 2

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Mychal Thompson 12

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Mychal Thompson 11

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Mychal Thompson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Mychal Thompson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Mychal Thompson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Mychal Thompson 13.7

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Mychal Thompson 7.4

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Mychal Thompson 2.3

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Mychal Thompson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Mychal Thompson 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Mychal Thompson 12,810

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Mychal Thompson 6,951

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Mychal Thompson 2,141

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Mychal Thompson 701

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Mychal Thompson 1,073

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Mychal Thompson 935

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Mychal Thompson .504

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Mychal Thompson .083 *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Mychal Thompson .655

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Mychal Thompson 20.8 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Mychal Thompson 11.7 (1982)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Mychal Thompson 4.8 (1983)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Mychal Thompson 1.1 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Mychal Thompson 2.2 (1981)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Mychal Thompson 10.9

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Mychal Thompson 6.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Mychal Thompson 1.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Mychal Thompson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Mychal Thompson 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Mychal Thompson 1,132

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Mychal Thompson 627

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Mychal Thompson 126

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Mychal Thompson 56

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Mychal Thompson 106

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Mychal Thompson 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Mychal Thompson .501

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Mychal Thompson - *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Mychal Thompson .648

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Mychal Thompson 25.0 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Mychal Thompson 10.3 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Mychal Thompson 5.6 (1983)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Mychal Thompson 1.3 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Mychal Thompson 3.0 (1981)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.