Mikal Bridges vs. Don Carlson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Carlson and Mikal Bridges that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Don Carlson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Don Carlson 2

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Don Carlson 4

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Don Carlson 3

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Don Carlson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Don Carlson 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Don Carlson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Don Carlson 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Don Carlson 1.8

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Don Carlson 1,447

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Don Carlson 15 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Don Carlson 324

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Don Carlson 180

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Don Carlson .330

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Don Carlson .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Don Carlson 10.7 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Don Carlson 3.1 (1949)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Don Carlson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Don Carlson 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Don Carlson 1.5

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Don Carlson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Don Carlson 249

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Don Carlson 0 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Don Carlson 45

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Don Carlson - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Don Carlson 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Don Carlson .295

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Don Carlson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Don Carlson .631

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Don Carlson 12.3 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Don Carlson - *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Don Carlson 2.8 (1949)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Don Carlson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Don Carlson - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.