Mikal Bridges vs. Norm Nixon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Norm Nixon 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.

Norm Nixon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Norm Nixon 2

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Norm Nixon 10

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Norm Nixon 6

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Norm Nixon 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Norm Nixon 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Norm Nixon 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Norm Nixon 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Norm Nixon 2.6

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Norm Nixon 8.3

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Norm Nixon 12,065

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Norm Nixon 1,991

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Norm Nixon 6,386

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Norm Nixon 1,187

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Norm Nixon 71

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Norm Nixon 768

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Norm Nixon .483

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Norm Nixon .294 *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Norm Nixon .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Norm Nixon 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Norm Nixon 3.4

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Norm Nixon 8.0

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Norm Nixon 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Norm Nixon 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Norm Nixon 1,027

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Norm Nixon 195

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Norm Nixon 465

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Norm Nixon 89

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Norm Nixon 8

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Norm Nixon 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Norm Nixon .478

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Norm Nixon .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Norm Nixon .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981)

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