Mikal Bridges vs. Nicolas Claxton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nicolas Claxton and Mikal Bridges, 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.

Mikal Bridges played 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Nicolas Claxton, who played 5. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Nicolas Claxton had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Mikal Bridges 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Nicolas Claxton 5 3 2019-20 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Nicolas Claxton
Season 2018-192019-20
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn 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 %
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
Nicolas Claxton 15 12.5 4.4 1.3 1.7 2.9 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.9 1.8 3.2 .563 0.1 0.5 .143 0.7 1.4 .524
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Nicolas Claxton
Season 2019-202020-21
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East 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 %
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
Nicolas Claxton 32 18.6 6.6 1.3 3.8 5.2 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.6 2.1 2.8 4.5 .621 0.0 0.2 .200 1.0 2.0 .484
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Nicolas Claxton 12 10.8 2.5 1.2 1.6 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.2 2.4 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.3 .667

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Nicolas Claxton
Season 2020-212021-22
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsNets 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 %
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
Nicolas Claxton 47 20.7 8.7 1.9 3.7 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.8 2.3 3.8 5.6 .674 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.0 .581
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Nicolas Claxton 4 24.5 10.5 1.8 4.5 6.3 1.5 1.3 2.3 0.5 1.5 4.8 6.0 .792 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 5.5 .182

Season 4
Mikal Bridges Nicolas Claxton
Season 2021-222022-23
Team Phoenix SunsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNets 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 %
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
Nicolas Claxton 76 29.9 12.6 2.4 6.8 9.2 1.9 0.9 2.5 1.3 2.8 5.4 7.7 .705 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .541
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Nicolas Claxton 4 29.3 10.5 1.3 6.8 8.0 1.5 0.3 1.8 0.8 2.0 4.5 6.3 .720 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 2.5 .600

Season 5
Mikal Bridges Nicolas Claxton
Season 2022-232023-24
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East 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 %
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
Nicolas Claxton 71 29.8 11.8 2.7 7.2 9.9 2.1 0.6 2.1 1.3 2.5 5.2 8.2 .629 0.0 0.1 .200 1.5 2.8 .551
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mikal Bridges Nicolas Claxton
Season 2023-24-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
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 %
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
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Nicolas Claxton ------- --- ----------
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