Mikal Bridges vs. Tom Sanders Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Sanders 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.

Tom Sanders

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Tom Sanders 8

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Tom Sanders 13

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Tom Sanders 11

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Tom Sanders 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Tom Sanders 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Tom Sanders 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Tom Sanders 9.6

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Tom Sanders 6.3

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Tom Sanders 1.1

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Tom Sanders 8,766

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Tom Sanders 5,798

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Tom Sanders 1,026

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Tom Sanders 916

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Tom Sanders .428

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Tom Sanders .767

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Tom Sanders - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Tom Sanders 8.8

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Tom Sanders 5.8

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Tom Sanders 1.0

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Tom Sanders 1,142

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Tom Sanders 760

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Tom Sanders 127

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Tom Sanders 130

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Tom Sanders .436

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Tom Sanders - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Tom Sanders .716

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965)

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Tom Sanders - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Tom Sanders - 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.