Bojan Bogdanovic vs. Vern Mikkelsen Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vern Mikkelsen and Bojan Bogdanovic, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bojan Bogdanovic and Vern Mikkelsen both played 10 years in the NBA. Bojan Bogdanovic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Vern Mikkelsen had his rookie season in 1949-50. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Bojan Bogdanovic 10 7 2014-15 to 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen 10 9 1949-50 to 1958-59

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2014-151949-50
Team Brooklyn NetsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 78 23.8 9.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.3 3.3 7.4 .453 1.2 3.3 .355 1.1 1.4 .821
Vern Mikkelsen 68 - 11.6 - - - 1.8 - - - 3.3 4.2 10.6 .399 - - - 3.2 4.2 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 6 34.3 10.3 0.5 3.3 3.8 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.0 3.8 9.8 .390 1.8 5.5 .333 0.8 1.2 .714
Vern Mikkelsen 12 - 13.0 - - - 1.5 - - - 4.3 4.6 12.4 .369 - - - 3.8 5.0 .767

Season 2

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2015-161950-51
Team Brooklyn NetsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 79 26.8 11.2 0.5 2.8 3.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.5 1.5 4.1 9.5 .433 1.6 4.3 .382 1.4 1.7 .833
Vern Mikkelsen 64 - 14.1 - - 10.2 2.8 - - - 4.1 5.6 14.0 .402 - - - 2.9 4.3 .676
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen 7 - 15.6 - - 9.6 2.4 - - - 5.0 5.6 13.7 .406 - - - 4.4 6.7 .660

Season 3

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2016-171951-52
Team Brooklyn Nets, Washington WizardsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 81 25.7 13.7 0.5 3.0 3.4 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.6 1.8 4.6 10.4 .445 1.8 4.8 .367 2.7 3.0 .893
Vern Mikkelsen 66 35.5 15.3 - - 10.3 2.7 - - - 4.3 5.5 13.1 .419 - - - 4.3 5.6 .761
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 13 20.3 8.8 0.8 3.5 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.3 2.8 6.7 .414 1.2 3.5 .356 2.1 2.5 .844
Vern Mikkelsen 13 38.1 13.3 - - 8.5 1.5 - - - 5.1 4.6 10.7 .432 - - - 4.1 4.9 .828

Season 4

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2017-181952-53
Team Indiana PacersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 80 30.8 14.3 0.4 3.0 3.4 1.5 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.6 5.1 10.7 .474 1.9 4.8 .402 2.2 2.6 .868
Vern Mikkelsen 70 35.2 15.0 - - 9.3 2.1 - - - 4.1 5.4 12.4 .435 - - - 4.2 5.5 .752
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 7 34.0 12.4 0.1 3.3 3.4 1.9 0.9 0.0 1.9 3.3 4.6 11.6 .395 2.4 6.4 .378 0.9 1.4 .600
Vern Mikkelsen 12 33.3 12.0 - - 8.7 2.0 - - - 4.9 3.7 11.1 .331 - - - 4.7 5.5 .848

Season 5

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2018-191953-54
Team Indiana PacersMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 81 31.8 18.0 0.4 3.7 4.1 2.0 0.9 0.0 1.7 1.7 6.4 13.0 .497 2.0 4.8 .425 3.0 3.8 .807
Vern Mikkelsen 72 31.2 11.1 - - 8.5 1.7 - - - 3.7 4.0 10.7 .374 - - - 3.1 4.1 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 4 37.0 18.0 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.8 2.0 0.0 1.5 1.8 6.3 15.8 .397 1.8 5.5 .318 3.8 4.3 .882
Vern Mikkelsen 13 28.8 10.2 - - 5.6 1.3 - - - 4.0 3.9 8.5 .459 - - - 2.4 2.8 .861

Season 6

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2019-201954-55
Team Utah JazzMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 63 33.1 20.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 2.1 0.5 0.1 2.5 1.7 6.6 14.8 .447 3.0 7.3 .414 4.0 4.4 .903
Vern Mikkelsen 71 36.0 18.7 - - 10.2 2.0 - - - 4.5 6.2 14.7 .422 - - - 6.3 8.4 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen 7 29.9 13.7 - - 11.1 1.9 - - - 5.1 4.3 12.1 .353 - - - 5.1 6.6 .783

Season 7

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2020-211955-56
Team Utah JazzMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 72 30.8 17.0 0.6 3.3 3.9 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.8 1.6 5.6 12.8 .439 2.5 6.4 .390 3.2 3.7 .879
Vern Mikkelsen 72 29.2 13.4 - - 8.4 2.4 - - - 4.4 4.4 11.4 .386 - - - 4.6 5.7 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 11 35.5 18.1 0.5 3.7 4.3 1.5 0.9 0.0 2.1 2.5 5.8 12.5 .467 3.2 6.9 .461 3.3 3.7 .878
Vern Mikkelsen 3 30.0 13.3 - - 5.7 0.7 - - - 4.7 3.7 8.7 .423 - - - 6.0 6.7 .900

Season 8

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2021-221956-57
Team Utah JazzMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 69 30.9 18.1 0.8 3.4 4.3 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.7 1.7 6.1 13.4 .455 2.6 6.8 .387 3.2 3.8 .858
Vern Mikkelsen 72 30.5 13.7 - - 8.8 1.7 - - - 4.3 4.5 11.9 .377 - - - 4.8 5.9 .807
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 6 35.7 18.0 0.5 3.7 4.2 1.7 0.3 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.5 13.5 .481 1.8 5.5 .333 3.2 4.0 .792
Vern Mikkelsen 5 32.4 17.6 - - 8.6 3.4 - - - 5.8 6.6 16.6 .398 - - - 4.4 6.8 .647

Season 9

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2022-231957-58
Team Detroit PistonsMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 59 32.1 21.6 0.6 3.2 3.8 2.6 0.6 0.1 2.3 1.9 7.3 14.9 .488 2.5 6.0 .411 4.5 5.1 .884
Vern Mikkelsen 72 33.2 17.3 - - 11.2 2.3 - - - 4.2 6.1 14.9 .410 - - - 5.1 6.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic ------- --- ----------
Vern Mikkelsen ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bojan Bogdanovic Vern Mikkelsen
Season 2023-241958-59
Team Detroit Pistons, New York KnicksMinneapolis Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks TBDLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 57 25.9 15.2 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.8 1.7 5.4 11.9 .454 2.3 5.9 .398 2.1 2.6 .785
Vern Mikkelsen 72 29.7 13.8 - - 7.9 2.2 - - - 3.4 4.9 12.6 .390 - - - 4.0 4.9 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bojan Bogdanovic 4 12.8 6.0 0.3 2.8 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 6.0 .292 1.5 3.8 .400 1.0 1.8 .571
Vern Mikkelsen 13 28.5 15.5 - - 7.2 1.8 - - - 4.2 5.6 13.6 .412 - - - 4.3 5.6 .767