Mikal Bridges vs. Ernie Vandeweghe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ernie Vandeweghe 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
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 7 Ernie Vandeweghe 6

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Ernie Vandeweghe 4

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Ernie Vandeweghe 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Ernie Vandeweghe 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 Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.7 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,204 Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,207 Ernie Vandeweghe 834 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,517 Ernie Vandeweghe 548

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 650 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 317 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 556 Ernie Vandeweghe 224

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .484 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .371 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .843 Ernie Vandeweghe .740

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.7 (2025) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Ernie Vandeweghe 428

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Ernie Vandeweghe 199 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Ernie Vandeweghe 91

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Ernie Vandeweghe 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Ernie Vandeweghe .421

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Ernie Vandeweghe .782

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Ernie Vandeweghe - 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.