Mikal Bridges vs. Howie Carl Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Howie Carl 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
Howie Carl: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Howie Carl 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 7 Howie Carl 1

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Howie Carl 0

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Howie Carl 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Howie Carl 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Howie Carl 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 Howie Carl 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Howie Carl 1.3

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.7 Howie Carl 1.8

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Howie Carl - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,204 Howie Carl 170

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,207 Howie Carl 39

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,517 Howie Carl 57

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 650 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 317 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 556 Howie Carl 31

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .484 Howie Carl .333

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .371 Howie Carl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .843 Howie Carl .706

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Howie Carl 5.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Howie Carl 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.7 (2025) Howie Carl 1.8 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Howie Carl - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Howie Carl -

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Howie Carl -

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Howie Carl -

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Howie Carl - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Howie Carl -

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Howie Carl -

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Howie Carl -

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Howie Carl - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Howie Carl 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Howie Carl -

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Howie Carl - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Howie Carl -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Howie Carl -

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Howie Carl -

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Howie Carl -

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Howie Carl - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Howie Carl - 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.