Mikal Bridges vs. DerMarr Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of DerMarr Johnson 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

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 less than DerMarr Johnson, who played 7. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while DerMarr Johnson had his rookie season in 2000-01. 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
DerMarr Johnson 7 3 2000-01 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges DerMarr Johnson
Season 2018-192000-01
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
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
DerMarr Johnson 78 16.8 5.1 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.8 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.7 1.9 5.0 .374 0.5 1.6 .323 0.8 1.1 .736
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mikal Bridges DerMarr Johnson
Season 2019-202001-02
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
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 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
DerMarr Johnson 72 24.0 8.4 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.4 2.3 3.0 7.5 .396 1.2 3.4 .360 1.2 1.5 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------

Note: DerMarr Johnson didn't play in 2002-03.

Season 3
Mikal Bridges DerMarr Johnson
Season 2020-212003-04
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsKnicks 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
DerMarr Johnson 21 13.7 5.4 0.2 1.6 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.7 4.6 .371 0.6 1.7 .361 1.3 1.5 .903
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
DerMarr Johnson 3 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.7 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
Mikal Bridges DerMarr Johnson
Season 2021-222004-05
Team Phoenix SunsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNuggets Lost West 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
DerMarr Johnson 71 17.4 7.1 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.9 2.0 2.6 5.2 .499 0.7 2.1 .358 1.1 1.4 .792
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
DerMarr Johnson 4 19.0 7.3 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.3 2.8 5.0 .550 1.0 2.8 .364 0.8 0.8 1.000

Season 5
Mikal Bridges DerMarr Johnson
Season 2022-232005-06
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West 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 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
DerMarr Johnson 58 15.9 6.1 0.3 1.3 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 5.3 .431 1.0 2.8 .350 0.6 0.7 .810
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
DerMarr Johnson 3 11.3 2.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.3 .231 0.3 3.3 .100 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Mikal Bridges DerMarr Johnson
Season 2023-242006-07
Team Brooklyn NetsDenver Nuggets
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 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
DerMarr Johnson 39 10.7 3.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.3 3.9 .325 0.5 2.3 .216 0.4 0.5 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Mikal Bridges DerMarr Johnson
Season -2007-08
Team -San Antonio Spurs
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 ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson 5 5.6 3.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.4 2.8 .500 0.6 1.8 .333 0.0 0.4 .000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
DerMarr Johnson ------- --- ----------
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