Mikal Bridges vs. Bennedict Mathurin Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bennedict Mathurin 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, 4 more than Bennedict Mathurin, who played 4. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Bennedict Mathurin had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Bennedict Mathurin 4 1 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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:+4+1.0+8.4+0.4+0.5+0.9+0.6+1.0+0.3-1.0-0.4+2.3+5.3+.004+0.2+.012+3.6+4.4+.023
Bennedict Mathurin 78 28.5 16.7 1.1 3.0 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 5.3 12.2 .434 1.3 4.0 .323 4.8 5.8 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
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:+14+1.9+5.4+0.1+0.2+0.2+0.8+0.4-0.6-0.2+1.6+4.6+.064+0.4+0.9+.013+1.7+2.1+.023
Bennedict Mathurin 59 26.1 14.5 1.0 2.9 4.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 1.6 2.0 5.0 11.2 .446 1.4 3.6 .374 3.1 3.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Bennedict Mathurin played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsPacers Lost NBA Finals
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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:+2.8+2.6+0.1+0.9+1.0+0.2+0.4+0.6-1.1-0.7+0.4+2.5+.085+0.5+0.4+.085+2.3+2.8+.009
Bennedict Mathurin 72 29.8 16.1 1.2 4.1 5.3 1.9 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.3 5.4 11.8 .458 1.4 4.0 .340 3.8 4.6 .831
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
difference:+14.6+0.1+0.3+1.3+1.0+0.7+0.6+0.4-0.5+1.1+1.9+.025+0.8+1.6+.068+2.9+3.4+.029
Bennedict Mathurin 22 17.5 11.0 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 3.1 6.7 .459 0.8 2.7 .300 4.0 4.7 .864

Season 4
Mikal Bridges Bennedict Mathurin
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Phoenix SunsIndiana Pacers
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:+80+1.7+16.8+0.6+2.2+2.8+0.2+1.2+0.4-1.7-1.2+2.9+5.0+.014+1.1+1.2+.131+9.9+11.1+.051
Bennedict Mathurin 2 36.5 31.0 1.5 5.5 7.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.0 8.5 15.5 .548 2.5 5.0 .500 11.5 13.0 .885
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
Bennedict Mathurin DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Mikal Bridges played 4 seasons more than Bennedict Mathurin in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2023 to 2026—Mikal Bridges played in two Playoffs.

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