Mikal Bridges vs. Aaron Gordon Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Mikal Bridges played 7 years in the NBA, 4 less than Aaron Gordon, who played 11. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Aaron Gordon had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Mikal Bridges 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25
Aaron Gordon 11 6 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Aaron Gordon
Season 2018-192014-15
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+35+12.5+3.1+0.3+0.1+0.4+1.4+1.2-0.1-0.7+1.0+2.5+.017+1.0+2.8+.064+0.3+0.1+.084
Aaron Gordon 47 17.0 5.2 1.0 2.6 3.6 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.8 2.0 4.4 .447 0.3 1.0 .271 0.9 1.3 .721
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Aaron Gordon
Season 2019-202015-16
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+5+4.1+0.1+1.1+1.4+2.5+0.2+0.6+0.1-0.2-0.2+0.1+0.8+.037+0.5+0.9+.065+0.3+0.8+.176
Aaron Gordon 78 23.9 9.2 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 2.0 3.5 7.4 .473 0.5 1.8 .296 1.7 2.5 .668
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Aaron Gordon
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+8+3.9+0.8+0.4+0.4+0.8+0.2+0.3+0.4-0.3-0.6+0.1+1.5+.089+0.9+1.1+.137+0.5+0.9+.121
Aaron Gordon 80 28.7 12.7 1.5 3.6 5.1 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.1 2.2 4.9 10.8 .454 1.0 3.3 .288 2.0 2.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Aaron Gordon DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Mikal Bridges Aaron Gordon
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Phoenix SunsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+24+1.9+3.4+0.6+3.1+3.7+0.2+0.4-1.0-0.1+0.9+4.4+.100+0.6+2.1+.033+1.1+2.0+.136
Aaron Gordon 58 32.9 17.6 1.5 6.4 7.9 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.8 1.9 6.5 14.9 .434 2.0 5.9 .336 2.7 3.9 .698
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Aaron Gordon DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Mikal Bridges Aaron Gordon
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdMagic 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+5+1.9+4.1+0.7+2.3+3.0+0.4+0.4-0.6-0.3+1.1+1.9+.019+0.4+0.9+.033+1.4+1.1+.164
Aaron Gordon 78 33.8 16.0 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.2 6.0 13.4 .449 1.6 4.4 .349 2.4 3.2 .731
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+1+6.5+8.3+1.7+0.2+1.9+0.4+0.7+0.3-0.6-1.9+2.5+6.9+.039+0.9+2.3+2.5+2.0+.257
Aaron Gordon 5 32.8 15.2 2.2 5.0 7.2 3.6 1.2 0.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 12.4 .468 1.6 4.0 .400 2.0 3.8 .526

Season 6
Mikal Bridges Aaron Gordon
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Brooklyn NetsOrlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+20+2.3+5.2+0.9+2.2+3.2+0.1+0.2+0.2-0.4-0.6+1.5+3.4+.001+1.5+3.4+.064+0.7+0.3+.140
Aaron Gordon 62 32.5 14.4 1.7 5.9 7.7 3.7 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.0 5.4 12.4 .437 1.2 3.8 .308 2.4 3.6 .674
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Aaron Gordon played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Mikal Bridges Aaron Gordon
Season 2024-252020-21
Team New York KnicksOrlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsNuggets Lost West Conf Semis
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+32+9.3+5.2+0.6+1.8+2.5+0.5+0.2+0.2-0.3-0.3+2.6+4.4+.037+0.8+2.1+.019+0.7+1.6+.163
Aaron Gordon 50 27.7 12.4 1.5 4.1 5.7 3.2 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.8 4.6 10.0 .463 1.2 3.5 .335 1.9 3.0 .651
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+8+9.3+4.5+1.0+0.1+0.9+0.9+1.2+0.6-0.7-0.1+2.4+4.7+.022+0.7+2.4+.058+0.9+1.6+.110
Aaron Gordon 10 29.9 11.1 2.1 3.3 5.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 1.4 2.3 4.3 9.9 .434 0.9 2.3 .391 1.6 2.5 .640

Additional Years

* Aaron Gordon played 4 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2022 to 2025—Aaron Gordon played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

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