Mikal Bridges vs. Ausar Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ausar 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / 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.

Mikal Bridges played 8 years in the NBA, 5 more than Ausar Thompson, who played 3. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Ausar 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
Ausar Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Ausar Thompson
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
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:+19+4.4+0.5+1.3+1.8+3.2+0.2+0.5+0.4-0.4-0.3+0.7+0.7+.053+1.0+2.0+.149+0.1+0.5+.208
Ausar Thompson 63 25.1 8.8 2.0 4.3 6.4 1.9 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.8 3.7 7.6 .483 0.3 1.8 .186 1.1 1.9 .597
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Ausar Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Ausar Thompson
Season 2019-202024-25
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost East 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:+14+5.5+1.0+1.0+0.2+1.1+0.5+0.3+0.1-0.4-0.6+0.8+1.2+.025+0.8+1.9+.137+0.1+0.7+.203
Ausar Thompson 59 22.5 10.1 1.9 3.3 5.1 2.3 1.7 0.7 1.4 2.8 4.2 7.8 .535 0.2 0.8 .224 1.5 2.4 .641
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mikal Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Ausar Thompson 6 22.5 11.5 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 1.8 4.2 4.0 7.0 .571 0.0 0.3 .000 3.5 6.0 .583

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Ausar Thompson
Season 2020-212025-26
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
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:+65+5.2+0.2+1.0+1.5+2.6+1.0+0.5+0.2-0.5-1.5+0.4+2.0+.062+1.5+2.7+.175+0.5+2.5+.373
Ausar Thompson 7 27.4 13.3 2.1 4.7 6.9 3.1 1.6 0.7 1.3 3.1 5.4 11.3 .481 0.4 1.7 .250 2.0 4.3 .467
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
Ausar Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Mikal Bridges played 5 seasons more than Ausar 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 Ausar Thompson, Mikal Bridges got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
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