Malcolm Brogdon vs. Vern Mikkelsen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vern Mikkelsen and Malcolm Brogdon, 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

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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 8 years in the NBA, 2 less than Vern Mikkelsen, who played 10. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Vern Mikkelsen had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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
Malcolm Brogdon 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen 10 9 1949-50 to 1958-59

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2016-171949-50
Team Milwaukee BucksMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 75 26.4 10.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.2 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.9 8.5 .457 1.0 2.6 .404 1.5 1.7 .865
Vern Mikkelsen 68 - 11.6 - - - 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.2 10.6 .399 - - - 3.2 4.2 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 6 30.5 9.0 0.5 3.8 4.3 3.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.0 3.7 9.2 .400 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.0 -
Vern Mikkelsen 12 - 13.0 - - - 1.5 - - - 4.3 4.6 12.4 .369 - - - 3.8 5.0 .767

Season 2

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2017-181950-51
Team Milwaukee BucksMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 48 29.9 13.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.2 0.9 0.3 1.4 2.7 5.1 10.5 .485 1.3 3.4 .385 1.6 1.8 .882
Vern Mikkelsen 64 - 14.1 - - 10.2 2.8 - - - 4.1 5.6 14.0 .402 - - - 2.9 4.3 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 7 26.6 8.7 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.4 0.1 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.4 7.9 .436 0.7 2.7 .263 1.1 1.4 .800
Vern Mikkelsen 7 - 15.6 - - 9.6 2.4 - - - 5.0 5.6 13.7 .406 - - - 4.4 6.7 .660

Season 3

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2018-191951-52
Team Milwaukee BucksMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 64 28.6 15.6 1.0 3.5 4.5 3.2 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.9 11.7 .505 1.6 3.8 .426 2.2 2.4 .928
Vern Mikkelsen 66 35.5 15.3 - - 10.3 2.7 - - - 4.3 5.5 13.1 .419 - - - 4.3 5.6 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 7 28.3 13.0 0.9 4.0 4.9 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.0 11.1 .449 2.0 5.3 .378 1.0 1.6 .636
Vern Mikkelsen 13 38.1 13.3 - - 8.5 1.5 - - - 5.1 4.6 10.7 .432 - - - 4.1 4.9 .828

Season 4

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2019-201952-53
Team Indiana PacersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 54 30.9 16.5 0.9 4.0 4.9 7.1 0.6 0.2 2.4 1.8 6.0 13.8 .438 1.4 4.3 .326 3.1 3.4 .892
Vern Mikkelsen 70 35.2 15.0 - - 9.3 2.1 - - - 4.1 5.4 12.4 .435 - - - 4.2 5.5 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 4 40.0 21.5 0.0 4.3 4.3 10.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 16.3 .400 2.3 6.0 .375 6.3 7.0 .893
Vern Mikkelsen 12 33.3 12.0 - - 8.7 2.0 - - - 4.9 3.7 11.1 .331 - - - 4.7 5.5 .848

Season 5

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2020-211953-54
Team Indiana PacersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 56 34.5 21.2 1.0 4.2 5.3 5.9 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.0 7.9 17.5 .453 2.6 6.7 .388 2.7 3.2 .864
Vern Mikkelsen 72 31.2 11.1 - - 8.5 1.7 - - - 3.7 4.0 10.7 .374 - - - 3.1 4.1 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen 13 28.8 10.2 - - 5.6 1.3 - - - 4.0 3.9 8.5 .459 - - - 2.4 2.8 .861

Season 6

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2021-221954-55
Team Indiana PacersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 36 33.5 19.1 0.9 4.2 5.1 5.9 0.8 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.8 15.1 .448 1.6 5.2 .312 4.0 4.6 .856
Vern Mikkelsen 71 36.0 18.7 - - 10.2 2.0 - - - 4.5 6.2 14.7 .422 - - - 6.3 8.4 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen 7 29.9 13.7 - - 11.1 1.9 - - - 5.1 4.3 12.1 .353 - - - 5.1 6.6 .783

Season 7

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2022-231955-56
Team Boston CelticsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 67 26.0 14.9 0.6 3.6 4.2 3.7 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.6 5.3 10.9 .484 2.0 4.4 .444 2.4 2.7 .870
Vern Mikkelsen 72 29.2 13.4 - - 8.4 2.4 - - - 4.4 4.4 11.4 .386 - - - 4.6 5.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 19 24.9 11.9 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.9 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.3 10.3 .418 1.7 4.6 .379 1.5 1.8 .829
Vern Mikkelsen 3 30.0 13.3 - - 5.7 0.7 - - - 4.7 3.7 8.7 .423 - - - 6.0 6.7 .900

Season 8

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2023-241956-57
Team Portland Trail BlazersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 39 28.7 15.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 5.5 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.5 5.6 12.7 .440 2.1 5.1 .412 2.4 3.0 .819
Vern Mikkelsen 72 30.5 13.7 - - 8.8 1.7 - - - 4.3 4.5 11.9 .377 - - - 4.8 5.9 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen 5 32.4 17.6 - - 8.6 3.4 - - - 5.8 6.6 16.6 .398 - - - 4.4 6.8 .647

Season 9

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season -1957-58
Team -Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen 72 33.2 17.3 - - 11.2 2.3 - - - 4.2 6.1 14.9 .410 - - - 5.1 6.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Malcolm Brogdon Vern Mikkelsen
Season -1958-59
Team -Minneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Lakers 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen 72 29.7 13.8 - - 7.9 2.2 - - - 3.4 4.9 12.6 .390 - - - 4.0 4.9 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen 13 28.5 15.5 - - 7.2 1.8 - - - 4.2 5.6 13.6 .412 - - - 4.3 5.6 .767