Mikal Bridges vs. Jim Paxson, Sr. Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jim Paxson, Sr. 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.

Jim Paxson, Sr.

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jim Paxson, Sr.: 1956-57 to 1957-58

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Jim Paxson, Sr. 2

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.5

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.6

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1,105

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Jim Paxson, Sr. 616

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Jim Paxson, Sr. 225

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Jim Paxson, Sr. 138

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Jim Paxson, Sr. .323

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Jim Paxson, Sr. .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Jim Paxson, Sr. 9.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.2 (1958)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.1 (1958)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Jim Paxson, Sr. 5.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Jim Paxson, Sr. 3.1

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Jim Paxson, Sr. 1.1

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Jim Paxson, Sr. 37

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Jim Paxson, Sr. 22

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Jim Paxson, Sr. 8

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Jim Paxson, Sr. 7

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Jim Paxson, Sr. .255

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Jim Paxson, Sr. .591

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Jim Paxson, Sr. 6.0 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Jim Paxson, Sr. 4.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Jim Paxson, Sr. 2.5 (1958)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Jim Paxson, Sr. - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Jim Paxson, Sr. - 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.