Mikal Bridges vs. Rod Thorn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rod Thorn 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
Rod Thorn: 1963-64 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Rod Thorn 0

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 7 Rod Thorn 8

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 4 Rod Thorn 2

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Rod Thorn 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Rod Thorn 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Rod Thorn 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 Rod Thorn 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 Rod Thorn 3.1

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.7 Rod Thorn 2.6

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 8,204 Rod Thorn 5,012

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 2,207 Rod Thorn 1,463

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,517 Rod Thorn 1,214

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 650 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 317 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 556 Rod Thorn 466

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .484 Rod Thorn .433

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .371 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .843 Rod Thorn .723

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Rod Thorn 15.2 (1968)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Rod Thorn 4.8 (1964)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.7 (2025) Rod Thorn 3.7 (1964)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Rod Thorn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.9 Rod Thorn 6.8

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Rod Thorn 2.4

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.5 Rod Thorn 1.1

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 791 Rod Thorn 129

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 257 Rod Thorn 45

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 142 Rod Thorn 21

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 68 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 47 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 57 Rod Thorn 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .466 Rod Thorn .388

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .363 Rod Thorn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .856 Rod Thorn .867

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Rod Thorn 10.1 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Rod Thorn 3.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Rod Thorn 1.2 (1967)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.7 (2025) Rod Thorn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Rod Thorn - 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.