Mikal Bridges vs. Greg Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Greg Smith 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 played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Greg Smith, who played 8. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Greg Smith had his rookie season in 1968-69. 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
Greg Smith 8 2 1968-69 to 1975-76

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Greg Smith
Season 2018-191968-69
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Greg Smith 79 27.9 8.1 - - 10.2 1.7 - - - 3.3 3.5 7.8 .450 - - - 1.2 2.0 .587
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Greg Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Greg Smith
Season 2019-201969-70
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks 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
Greg Smith 82 28.9 9.8 - - 8.7 1.9 - - - 3.7 4.1 8.1 .511 - - - 1.5 2.1 .718
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Greg Smith 10 32.9 10.7 - - 8.5 2.2 - - - 3.4 4.7 9.4 .500 - - - 1.3 2.2 .591

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Greg Smith
Season 2020-211970-71
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsNBA 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 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
Greg Smith 82 29.6 11.7 - - 7.2 2.8 - - - 3.5 5.0 9.7 .512 - - - 1.7 2.6 .662
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
Greg Smith 14 32.4 11.6 - - 8.6 2.6 - - - 3.2 5.0 9.1 .547 - - - 1.6 2.9 .550

Season 4
Mikal Bridges Greg Smith
Season 2021-221971-72
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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
Greg Smith 82 27.5 8.9 - - 5.9 2.7 - - - 3.2 3.8 8.2 .461 - - - 1.4 2.0 .661
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
Greg Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Mikal Bridges Greg Smith
Season 2022-231972-73
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsHouston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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
Greg Smith 76 21.2 7.1 - - 5.0 1.6 - - - 2.9 3.1 6.4 .482 - - - 1.0 1.7 .586
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
Greg Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mikal Bridges Greg Smith
Season 2023-241973-74
Team Brooklyn NetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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
Greg Smith 67 13.1 3.7 1.0 1.9 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.1 - 1.9 1.5 3.4 .434 - - - 0.7 1.2 .608
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Greg Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Mikal Bridges Greg Smith
Season -1974-75
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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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 ------- --- ----------
Greg Smith 55 9.4 3.2 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 - 1.7 1.3 2.7 .486 - - - 0.6 0.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Greg Smith ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Mikal Bridges Greg Smith
Season -1975-76
Team -Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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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 ------- --- ----------
Greg Smith 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Greg Smith ------- --- ----------
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