Mikal Bridges vs. Gus Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Johnson 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.

Gus Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Gus Johnson: 1963-64 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Gus Johnson 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Gus Johnson 10

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Gus Johnson 5

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Gus Johnson 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 0 Gus Johnson 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Gus Johnson 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Gus Johnson 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Gus Johnson 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Gus Johnson 12.7

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Gus Johnson 2.6

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Gus Johnson 9,944

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Gus Johnson 7,379

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Gus Johnson 1,541

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Gus Johnson 582

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Gus Johnson .440

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Gus Johnson .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Gus Johnson 20.7 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Gus Johnson 17.1 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Gus Johnson 3.6 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Gus Johnson - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Gus Johnson 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Gus Johnson 9.7

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Gus Johnson 2.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Gus Johnson 452

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Gus Johnson 330

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Gus Johnson 76

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Gus Johnson 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Gus Johnson .397

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Gus Johnson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Gus Johnson .760

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Gus Johnson 18.4 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Gus Johnson 11.4 (1970)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Gus Johnson 3.4 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Gus Johnson - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Gus Johnson - 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.