Mikal Bridges vs. Gerry Ward Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gerry Ward 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 2025-26
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Gerry Ward 1

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 8 Gerry Ward 4

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Gerry Ward 3

NBA Cups Won Mikal Bridges 1 * Gerry Ward 0 *

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Gerry Ward 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Gerry Ward 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Gerry Ward 0

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.9 Gerry Ward 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Gerry Ward 1.7

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.8 Gerry Ward 1.4

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,681 Gerry Ward 542

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,338 Gerry Ward 294

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,636 Gerry Ward 237

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 698 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 345 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 584 Gerry Ward 169

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .487 Gerry Ward .356

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .841 Gerry Ward .639

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.7 (2026) Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.3 (2026) Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2026) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2026) Gerry Ward - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Gerry Ward 2.1

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Gerry Ward 0.7

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Gerry Ward 0.8

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Gerry Ward 29

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Gerry Ward 10

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Gerry Ward 11

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Gerry Ward 14

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Gerry Ward .382

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Gerry Ward - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Gerry Ward .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Gerry Ward - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.