Mikal Bridges vs. Bill Gabor Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bill Gabor 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

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 and Bill Gabor both played 6 years in the NBA. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Bill Gabor had his rookie season in 1949-50. 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 achivements, 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 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Bill Gabor 6 5 1949-50 to 1954-55

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mikal Bridges Bill Gabor
Season 2018-191949-50
Team Phoenix SunsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bill Gabor 56 - 10.9 - - - 1.9 - - - 3.5 4.0 12.0 .337 - - - 2.8 4.1 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Bill Gabor 10 - 7.6 - - - 2.5 - - - 2.7 2.5 9.7 .258 - - - 2.6 3.1 .839

Season 2

Mikal Bridges Bill Gabor
Season 2019-201950-51
Team Phoenix SunsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bill Gabor 61 - 11.3 - - 2.5 2.0 - - - 3.5 4.2 12.2 .342 - - - 2.9 4.0 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Bill Gabor 7 - 9.0 - - 2.9 2.6 - - - 3.4 3.9 10.3 .375 - - - 1.3 2.0 .643

Season 3

Mikal Bridges Bill Gabor
Season 2020-211951-52
Team Phoenix SunsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bill Gabor 57 19.0 8.6 - - 1.6 1.5 - - - 3.3 3.0 9.4 .322 - - - 2.5 3.2 .776
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bill Gabor 7 11.4 4.9 - - 0.9 1.4 - - - 2.3 1.6 4.7 .333 - - - 1.7 2.3 .750

Season 4

Mikal Bridges Bill Gabor
Season 2021-221952-53
Team Phoenix SunsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bill Gabor 69 19.4 9.4 - - 1.5 1.9 - - - 3.8 3.1 8.9 .350 - - - 3.1 4.1 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bill Gabor 2 14.0 9.0 - - 1.5 1.0 - - - 6.0 2.5 6.0 .417 - - - 4.0 6.5 .615

Season 5

Mikal Bridges Bill Gabor
Season 2022-231953-54
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdNationals Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bill Gabor 61 19.9 9.0 - - 1.6 2.7 - - - 3.0 3.3 9.0 .370 - - - 2.3 3.2 .716
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bill Gabor 10 19.6 7.6 - - 2.8 1.9 - - - 3.6 2.4 8.3 .289 - - - 2.8 4.0 .700

Season 6

Mikal Bridges Bill Gabor
Season 2023-241954-55
Team Brooklyn NetsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF 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
Bill Gabor 3 15.7 5.7 - - 1.7 3.7 - - - 2.0 2.3 7.3 .318 - - - 1.0 1.7 .600
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Bill Gabor ------- --- ----------