Mikal Bridges vs. Fred Saunders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Fred Saunders 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.

Fred Saunders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Fred Saunders: 1974-75 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Fred Saunders 4

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Fred Saunders 1

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Fred Saunders 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Fred Saunders 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Fred Saunders 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Fred Saunders 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Fred Saunders 3.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Fred Saunders 1.1

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Fred Saunders 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Fred Saunders 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Fred Saunders 1,107

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Fred Saunders 624

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Fred Saunders 224

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Fred Saunders 93

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Fred Saunders 37

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Fred Saunders 210

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Fred Saunders .443

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Fred Saunders .682

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Fred Saunders 6.1 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Fred Saunders 3.7 (1975)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Fred Saunders 1.3 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1975)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Fred Saunders 0.3 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Fred Saunders 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Fred Saunders 1.0

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Fred Saunders 0.6

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Fred Saunders 0.1

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Fred Saunders 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Fred Saunders 29

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Fred Saunders 9

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Fred Saunders 5

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Fred Saunders 1

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Fred Saunders 0

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Fred Saunders 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Fred Saunders .364

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Fred Saunders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Fred Saunders .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Fred Saunders 3.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Fred Saunders 1.0 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Fred Saunders 0.6 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.1 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Fred Saunders 0.0 (1977)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.