Mikal Bridges vs. Johnny Payak Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Johnny Payak 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
Johnny Payak: 1949-50 to 1952-53

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Johnny Payak 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 8 Johnny Payak 2

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Johnny Payak 0

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Johnny Payak 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Johnny Payak 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Johnny Payak 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 Johnny Payak 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Johnny Payak 1.7 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.8 Johnny Payak 1.9

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,614 Johnny Payak 753

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,321 Johnny Payak 114 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,622 Johnny Payak 226

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 698 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 344 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 581 Johnny Payak 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .486 Johnny Payak .321

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .373 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .842 Johnny Payak .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Johnny Payak 6.4 (1953)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.6 (2026) Johnny Payak 1.7 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.2 (2026) Johnny Payak 2.1 (1953)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.9 (2026) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2026) Johnny Payak - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Johnny Payak -

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Johnny Payak - *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Johnny Payak -

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Johnny Payak 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Johnny Payak -

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Johnny Payak - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Johnny Payak -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Johnny Payak -

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Johnny Payak - *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Johnny Payak -

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Johnny Payak - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.