Mikal Bridges vs. Dick Garrett Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dick Garrett 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 more than Dick Garrett, who played 5. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Dick Garrett had his rookie season in 1969-70. 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
Dick Garrett 5 2 1969-70 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Dick Garrett
Season 2018-191969-70
Team Phoenix SunsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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 %
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
Dick Garrett 73 31.8 11.6 - - 3.2 2.5 - - - 3.2 4.8 11.2 .434 - - - 1.9 2.2 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Dick Garrett 18 33.1 12.8 - - 2.9 2.2 - - - 3.8 5.6 11.0 .510 - - - 1.6 1.8 .875

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Dick Garrett
Season 2019-201970-71
Team Phoenix SunsBuffalo Braves
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
Dick Garrett 75 31.7 12.9 - - 3.9 3.5 - - - 3.9 5.0 12.0 .414 - - - 2.9 3.3 .869
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Dick Garrett ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Dick Garrett
Season 2020-211971-72
Team Phoenix SunsBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 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
Dick Garrett 73 26.1 10.8 - - 3.1 2.3 - - - 3.1 4.5 10.1 .442 - - - 1.9 2.2 .866
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
Dick Garrett ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Mikal Bridges Dick Garrett
Season 2021-221972-73
Team Phoenix SunsBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 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
Dick Garrett 78 23.1 10.0 - - 2.7 2.8 - - - 2.8 4.4 10.4 .419 - - - 1.2 1.4 .873
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
Dick Garrett ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Mikal Bridges Dick Garrett
Season 2022-231973-74
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsNew York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks 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 %
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
Dick Garrett 40 8.2 2.5 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 - 1.4 1.1 3.2 .341 - - - 0.4 0.5 .789
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
Dick Garrett 8 5.8 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 - 0.9 0.3 0.9 .286 - - - 0.3 0.5 .500

Season 6
Mikal Bridges Dick Garrett
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
Dick Garrett ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Dick Garrett ------- --- ----------
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