Mikal Bridges vs. Elfrid Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elfrid Payton 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
Elfrid Payton: 2014-15 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 7 Elfrid Payton 9

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Elfrid Payton 2

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Elfrid Payton 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Elfrid Payton 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Elfrid Payton 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.8 Elfrid Payton 9.8

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Elfrid Payton 4.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.7 Elfrid Payton 5.8

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Elfrid Payton 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,204 Elfrid Payton 5,121

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,207 Elfrid Payton 2,086

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,517 Elfrid Payton 3,033

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 650 Elfrid Payton 612

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 317 Elfrid Payton 162

Total Games Mikal Bridges 556 Elfrid Payton 524

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .484 Elfrid Payton .444

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .371 Elfrid Payton .286

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .843 Elfrid Payton .623

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Elfrid Payton 12.8 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Elfrid Payton 5.2 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.7 (2025) Elfrid Payton 7.6 (2019)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Elfrid Payton 1.7 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Elfrid Payton 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Elfrid Payton 1.0

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Elfrid Payton 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Elfrid Payton 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Elfrid Payton 5

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Elfrid Payton 4

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Elfrid Payton 1

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Elfrid Payton 0

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Elfrid Payton 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Elfrid Payton .250

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Elfrid Payton -

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Elfrid Payton .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Elfrid Payton 2.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Elfrid Payton 1.5 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Elfrid Payton 0.5 (2021)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Elfrid Payton 0.0 (2022)