LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Mikal Bridges Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mikal Bridges and LaMarcus Aldridge, 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 / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

LaMarcus Aldridge played 16 years in the NBA, 8 more than Mikal Bridges, who played 8. LaMarcus Aldridge had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, while Mikal Bridges had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 achievements, 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
LaMarcus Aldridge	16	9	2006-07 to 2021-22
Mikal Bridges	8	4	2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Mikal Bridges
Season	2006-07	2018-19
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	63	22.1	9.0	2.3	2.7	5.0	0.4	0.3	1.2	0.7	3.0	3.8	7.6	.503	0.0	0.0	-	1.3	1.8	.722
difference:	+19	+7.4	+0.7	+1.6	+0.2	+1.8	+1.7	+1.3	+0.7	-0.2	-0.5	+0.8	+0.7	+.073	+1.3	+3.8		+0.1	+0.4	+.083
Mikal Bridges	82	29.5	8.3	0.7	2.5	3.2	2.1	1.6	0.5	0.9	2.5	3.0	6.9	.430	1.3	3.8	.335	1.2	1.4	.805

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMarcus Aldridge nor Mikal Bridges played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Mikal Bridges
Season	2007-08	2019-20
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	76	34.9	17.8	2.9	4.7	7.6	1.6	0.7	1.2	1.7	3.2	7.4	15.3	.484	0.0	0.1	.143	3.0	3.9	.762
difference:	+3	+6.9	+8.7	+2.0	+1.6	+3.6	+0.2	+0.7	+0.6	-0.7	-1.0	+4.0	+8.7	+.026	+1.0	+2.6	+.218	+1.6	+2.2	+.082
Mikal Bridges	73	28.0	9.1	0.9	3.1	4.0	1.8	1.4	0.6	1.0	2.2	3.4	6.6	.510	1.0	2.7	.361	1.4	1.7	.844

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMarcus Aldridge nor Mikal Bridges played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Mikal Bridges
Season	2008-09	2020-21
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost NBA Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	81	37.1	18.1	2.9	4.6	7.5	1.9	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.6	7.4	15.3	.484	0.1	0.3	.250	3.2	4.1	.781
difference:	+9	+4.5	+4.6	+1.8	+1.4	+3.2	+0.2	+0.1	+0.1	-0.7	-1.0	+2.4	+6.0	+.059	+1.8	+4.1	+.175	+1.7	+2.3	+.059
Mikal Bridges	72	32.6	13.5	1.1	3.2	4.3	2.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	1.6	5.0	9.3	.543	1.9	4.4	.425	1.5	1.8	.840

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	6	39.5	19.5	1.5	6.0	7.5	1.3	0.5	1.7	1.7	2.7	8.5	17.3	.490	0.2	0.7	.250	2.3	3.3	.700
difference:	+16	+7.4	+8.4	+0.6	+2.6	+3.2	+0.3	+0.5	+1.0	-1.0	-0.8	+4.3	+8.7	+.006	+1.4	+3.6	+.118	+1.2	+2.0	+.193
Mikal Bridges	22	32.1	11.1	0.9	3.4	4.3	1.6	1.0	0.7	0.7	1.9	4.2	8.6	.484	1.6	4.3	.368	1.1	1.3	.893


Season 4
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Mikal Bridges
Season	2009-10	2021-22
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Suns Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	78	37.5	17.9	2.5	5.6	8.0	2.1	0.9	0.6	1.3	3.0	7.4	15.0	.495	0.1	0.2	.313	2.9	3.9	.757
difference:	+4	+2.7	+3.7	+1.6	+2.3	+3.8	+0.2	+0.3	+0.2	-0.5	-1.2	+1.8	+4.5	+.039	+1.3	+3.6	+.056	+1.3	+2.0	+.077
Mikal Bridges	82	34.8	14.2	0.9	3.3	4.2	2.3	1.2	0.4	0.8	1.8	5.6	10.5	.534	1.4	3.8	.369	1.6	1.9	.834

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	6	38.2	19.0	1.7	4.3	6.0	2.2	1.2	1.8	1.8	2.7	6.7	15.5	.430	0.2	0.3	.500	5.5	7.3	.750
difference:	+7	+0.3	+5.7	+0.8	+0.5	+1.3	+0.6	+0.1	+0.8	-1.0	-0.3	+1.6	+4.9	+.048	+0.8	+2.2	+.106	+3.3	+5.0	+.183
Mikal Bridges	13	38.5	13.3	0.9	3.8	4.7	2.8	1.1	1.0	0.8	2.4	5.1	10.6	.478	1.0	2.5	.394	2.2	2.3	.933


Season 5
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Mikal Bridges
Season	2010-11	2022-23
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	81	39.6	21.8	3.4	5.3	8.8	2.1	1.0	1.2	1.9	2.7	8.7	17.5	.500	0.0	0.3	.174	4.3	5.5	.791
difference:	+2	+3.9	+1.7	+2.4	+1.9	+4.4	+1.2	+0.1	+0.5	-0.4	-0.8	+1.6	+2.2	+.032	+2.0	+5.0	+.208	+0.5	+1.2	+.104
Mikal Bridges	83	35.7	20.1	1.0	3.4	4.4	3.3	1.1	0.7	1.5	1.9	7.1	15.3	.468	2.0	5.3	.382	3.8	4.3	.895

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	6	43.0	20.8	2.7	4.8	7.5	1.3	1.3	1.7	1.5	3.2	8.8	19.2	.461	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	4.0	.792
difference:	+2	+3.7	+2.7	+2.2		+2.2	+2.7	+0.8	+1.2	-0.5	-1.9	+0.5	+0.1	+.032	+2.5	+6.3		+1.3	+1.8	+.009
Mikal Bridges	4	39.3	23.5	0.5	4.8	5.3	4.0	0.5	0.5	2.0	1.3	8.3	19.3	.429	2.5	6.3	.400	4.5	5.8	.783


Season 6
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Mikal Bridges
Season	2011-12	2023-24
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	55	36.3	21.7	2.7	5.3	8.0	2.4	0.9	0.8	2.0	2.8	8.8	17.1	.512	0.0	0.2	.182	4.1	5.0	.814
difference:	+27	+1.5	+2.1	+1.9	+1.6	+3.5	+1.2	+0.1	+0.4		-1.4	+1.9	+1.3	+.076	+2.7	+7.0	+.190	+1.0	+1.1
Mikal Bridges	82	34.8	19.6	0.8	3.7	4.5	3.6	1.0	0.4	2.0	1.4	6.9	15.8	.436	2.7	7.2	.372	3.1	3.9	.814

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher LaMarcus Aldridge nor Mikal Bridges played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Mikal Bridges
Season	2012-13	2024-25
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	74	37.7	21.1	2.4	6.7	9.1	2.6	0.8	1.2	1.9	2.5	8.6	17.8	.484	0.0	0.2	.143	3.8	4.7	.810
difference:	+8	+0.7	+3.5	+1.5	+4.4	+5.9	+1.1	+0.1	+0.7	-0.3	-1.0	+1.4	+3.4	+.016	+2.0	+5.4	+.211	+2.6	+3.3	+.004
Mikal Bridges	82	37.0	17.6	0.9	2.3	3.2	3.7	0.9	0.5	1.6	1.5	7.2	14.4	.500	2.0	5.6	.354	1.2	1.4	.814

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mikal Bridges	18	39.2	15.6	1.1	3.4	4.5	2.9	1.7	0.9	2.1	2.2	6.7	14.6	.456	1.6	4.7	.333	0.7	0.9	.750


Season 8
	LaMarcus Aldridge	Mikal Bridges
Season	2013-14	2025-26
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	New York Knicks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	69	36.2	23.2	2.4	8.7	11.1	2.6	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.1	9.4	20.6	.458	0.0	0.2	.200	4.3	5.2	.822
difference:	+67	+1.7	+9.2	+0.9	+4.7	+5.6	+1.4	+1.6	+0.5	-0.8	-0.4	+3.9	+10.1	+.066	+1.5	+3.3	+.229	+2.8	+3.7	+.178
Mikal Bridges	2	34.5	14.0	1.5	4.0	5.5	4.0	2.5	1.5	1.0	2.5	5.5	10.5	.524	1.5	3.5	.429	1.5	1.5	1.000

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
LaMarcus Aldridge	11	40.1	26.2	2.7	7.9	10.6	1.5	0.6	1.6	1.7	3.6	10.3	22.7	.452	0.2	0.3	.667	5.5	6.8	.800
Mikal Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* LaMarcus Aldridge played 8 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2015 to 2022—LaMarcus Aldridge played in 5 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Mikal Bridges, LaMarcus Aldridge got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Star Game

LaMarcus Aldridge vs. Mikal Bridges Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mikal Bridges and LaMarcus Aldridge, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years