Mikal Bridges vs. Ed Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ed Mikan 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2024-25
Ed Mikan: 1948-49 to 1953-54

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Ed Mikan 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 7 Ed Mikan 6

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Ed Mikan 5

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Ed Mikan 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Ed Mikan 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Ed Mikan 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.8 Ed Mikan 6.7

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Ed Mikan 5.5 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.7 Ed Mikan 0.9

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,204 Ed Mikan 2,163

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,207 Ed Mikan 1,093 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,517 Ed Mikan 296

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 650 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 317 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 556 Ed Mikan 323

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .484 Ed Mikan .320

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .371 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .843 Ed Mikan .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Ed Mikan 9.9 (1949)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Ed Mikan 7.5 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.7 (2025) Ed Mikan 1.3 (1952)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Ed Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Ed Mikan 8.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Ed Mikan 6.9 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Ed Mikan 0.7

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Ed Mikan 91

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Ed Mikan 48 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Ed Mikan 8

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Ed Mikan 11

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Ed Mikan .258

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Ed Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Ed Mikan .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Ed Mikan 13.0 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Ed Mikan 10.5 (1951) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Ed Mikan 1.5 (1951)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Ed Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Ed Mikan - 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.