Mikal Bridges vs. Dyson Daniels Season by Season Comparison

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

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mikal Bridges Dyson Daniels
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+23+11.8+4.5+0.1+0.1+0.2+0.9+0.3-0.1-0.8+1.5+3.4+.012+0.8+2.3+.021+0.8+0.7+.155
Dyson Daniels 59 17.7 3.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 .418 0.5 1.5 .314 0.4 0.7 .650
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Dyson Daniels played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Mikal Bridges Dyson Daniels
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Phoenix SunsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPelicans 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:+12+5.7+3.3+0.1+0.2+0.1+0.9+0.2-0.5+1.1+1.5+.063+0.3+0.5+.050+0.8+0.8+.202
Dyson Daniels 61 22.3 5.8 1.0 2.9 3.9 2.7 1.4 0.4 1.0 1.7 2.3 5.1 .447 0.7 2.2 .311 0.6 0.9 .642
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mikal Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Dyson Daniels 3 5.7 1.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 3

Mikal Bridges Dyson Daniels
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement Steals Leader
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:+4+1.2+0.6+0.5+1.1+1.6+2.3+1.9+0.2-1.2-0.7+1.0+2.8+.050+0.8+1.3+.085+0.4+.247
Dyson Daniels 76 33.8 14.1 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.4 3.0 0.7 2.0 2.3 6.0 12.1 .493 1.1 3.1 .340 1.1 1.8 .593
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
Dyson Daniels DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Mikal Bridges Dyson Daniels
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
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:+68+2.0+5.5+0.7+0.8+1.5+3.6+1.1-1.3-0.8+1.8+2.4+.065+1.2+2.9+.138+0.7+0.4+.215
Dyson Daniels 14 32.8 8.7 1.6 4.1 5.7 5.9 2.3 0.4 2.1 2.6 3.8 8.1 .469 0.2 0.9 .231 0.9 1.5 .619
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
Dyson Daniels DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Mikal Bridges played 4 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

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