Mikal Bridges vs. Earl Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Tatum 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.

Earl Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Earl Tatum 4

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Earl Tatum 1

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Earl Tatum 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Earl Tatum 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Earl Tatum 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Earl Tatum 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Earl Tatum 2.6

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Earl Tatum 1.9

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Earl Tatum 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Earl Tatum 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Earl Tatum 2,508

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Earl Tatum 682

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Earl Tatum 507

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Earl Tatum 319

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Earl Tatum 101

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Earl Tatum 262

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Earl Tatum .459

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Earl Tatum .333 *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Earl Tatum .746

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Earl Tatum 13.6

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Earl Tatum 4.9

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Earl Tatum 2.5

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Earl Tatum 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Earl Tatum 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Earl Tatum 150

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Earl Tatum 54

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Earl Tatum 27

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Earl Tatum 15

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Earl Tatum 9

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Earl Tatum 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Earl Tatum .500

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Earl Tatum - *

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Earl Tatum .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.