Mikal Bridges vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson 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 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 8 4 2018-19 to 2025-26
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Amen Thompson
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
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:+20+7.1+1.2+1.7+1.7+3.4+0.5+0.3+0.1-0.6-0.2+0.9+0.3+.106+1.2+2.9+.197+0.5+1.1+.121
Amen Thompson 62 22.4 9.5 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 7.2 .536 0.1 0.9 .138 1.7 2.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Amen Thompson
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+4+4.2+5.0+1.9+2.3+4.2+2.0+0.7-1.0-0.2+2.2+3.5+.047+0.6+1.4+.086+1.0+1.9+.160
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mikal Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Amen Thompson
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
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:+66+1.6+3.5+0.9+0.6+1.5+3.4+0.3+0.6-1.9-1.1+1.5+3.7+.043+1.6+2.1+.282+2.2+3.7+.173
Amen Thompson 6 34.2 17.0 2.0 3.8 5.8 5.5 0.8 0.3 2.7 2.7 6.5 13.0 .500 0.3 2.3 .143 3.7 5.5 .667
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
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Mikal Bridges played 5 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2022 to 2026—Mikal Bridges played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Amen Thompson, Mikal Bridges got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
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