Mikal Bridges vs. Don Nelson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Don Nelson 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 Nelson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Don Nelson: 1962-63 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Don Nelson 5

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Don Nelson 14

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Don Nelson 11

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Don Nelson 0

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Don Nelson 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 Nelson 10.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Don Nelson 4.9

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Don Nelson 10,898

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Don Nelson 5,192

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Don Nelson 1,526

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Don Nelson 65 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Don Nelson 35 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Don Nelson 1,053

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Don Nelson .480

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

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Don Nelson .765

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Don Nelson 15.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Don Nelson 7.3 (1970)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Don Nelson 2.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Don Nelson 0.4 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Don Nelson 10.5

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Don Nelson 4.8

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Don Nelson 1.4

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Don Nelson 0.3 *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Don Nelson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Don Nelson 1,577

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Don Nelson 719

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Don Nelson 210

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Don Nelson 13 *

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Don Nelson 7 *

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Don Nelson 150

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Don Nelson .498

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

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Don Nelson .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Don Nelson 15.4 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Don Nelson 7.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Don Nelson 2.4 (1975)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Don Nelson 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Don Nelson 0.2 (1975) *

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