Justin Anderson vs. Mikal Bridges Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mikal Bridges and Justin Anderson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Justin Anderson and Mikal Bridges both played 6 years in the NBA. Justin Anderson had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Mikal Bridges had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Justin Anderson 6 3 2015-16 to 2021-22
Mikal Bridges 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Justin Anderson Mikal Bridges
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Dallas MavericksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 55 11.8 3.8 0.3 2.1 2.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.3 3.2 .406 0.4 1.5 .265 0.8 1.0 .800
Mikal Bridges 82 29.5 8.3 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.1 1.6 0.5 0.9 2.5 3.0 6.9 .430 1.3 3.8 .335 1.2 1.4 .805
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 5 19.0 9.4 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.0 2.4 3.4 7.4 .459 0.8 2.6 .308 1.8 2.8 .643
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Justin Anderson Mikal Bridges
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 75 16.4 7.1 0.9 2.3 3.3 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.5 2.5 5.9 .424 0.8 2.6 .299 1.4 1.7 .791
Mikal Bridges 73 28.0 9.1 0.9 3.1 4.0 1.8 1.4 0.6 1.0 2.2 3.4 6.6 .510 1.0 2.7 .361 1.4 1.7 .844
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Justin Anderson Mikal Bridges
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf SemisSuns Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 38 13.7 6.2 0.7 1.8 2.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.4 2.3 5.3 .431 0.9 2.7 .330 0.7 1.0 .737
Mikal Bridges 72 32.6 13.5 1.1 3.2 4.3 2.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.6 5.0 9.3 .543 1.9 4.4 .425 1.5 1.8 .840
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 7 4.7 1.1 0.1 1.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.4 1.1 .375 0.3 1.0 .286 0.0 0.0 -
Mikal Bridges 22 32.1 11.1 0.9 3.4 4.3 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.9 4.2 8.6 .484 1.6 4.3 .368 1.1 1.3 .893

Season 4
Justin Anderson Mikal Bridges
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Atlanta HawksPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 48 9.6 3.7 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.3 .408 0.5 1.6 .312 0.5 0.7 .743
Mikal Bridges 82 34.8 14.2 0.9 3.3 4.2 2.3 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.8 5.6 10.5 .534 1.4 3.8 .369 1.6 1.9 .834
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
Mikal Bridges 13 38.5 13.3 0.9 3.8 4.7 2.8 1.1 1.0 0.8 2.4 5.1 10.6 .478 1.0 2.5 .394 2.2 2.3 .933

Season 5
Justin Anderson Mikal Bridges
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Brooklyn NetsPhoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 10 10.7 2.8 0.1 2.0 2.1 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.4 1.3 1.0 3.8 .263 0.6 2.9 .207 0.2 0.4 .500
Mikal Bridges 83 35.7 20.1 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 1.9 7.1 15.3 .468 2.0 5.3 .382 3.8 4.3 .895
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 3 9.3 6.3 0.0 2.7 2.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 1.7 4.0 .417 1.7 3.7 .455 1.3 1.3 1.000
Mikal Bridges 4 39.3 23.5 0.5 4.8 5.3 4.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.3 8.3 19.3 .429 2.5 6.3 .400 4.5 5.8 .783

Note: Justin Anderson didn't play in 2020-21.

Season 6
Justin Anderson Mikal Bridges
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana PacersBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson 16 19.8 6.4 0.3 2.6 2.9 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.5 1.4 2.3 5.9 .379 0.9 3.7 .254 0.9 1.2 .789
Mikal Bridges 82 34.8 19.6 0.8 3.7 4.5 3.6 1.0 0.4 2.0 1.4 6.9 15.8 .436 2.7 7.2 .372 3.1 3.9 .814
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Justin Anderson ------- --- ----------
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
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