Mikal Bridges vs. Jake LaRavia Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jake LaRavia 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 Jake LaRavia, who played 4. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jake LaRavia 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 |
| Jake LaRavia | 4 | 0 | 2022-23 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Mikal Bridges | Jake LaRavia | |
| Season | 2018-19 | 2022-23 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +47 | +17.7 | +5.3 | +0.2 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +0.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 | +1.9 | +4.2 | +.041 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +.003 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +.027 |
| Jake LaRavia | 35 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .389 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .338 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .778 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Mikal Bridges | Jake LaRavia | |
| Season | 2019-20 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +38 | +5.0 | +1.7 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +2.1 | +.121 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +.021 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +.018 | |
| Jake LaRavia | 35 | 23.0 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 8.7 | .389 | 1.5 | 4.5 | .340 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .826 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Jake LaRavia played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 3 |
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| Mikal Bridges | Jake LaRavia | |
| Season | 2020-21 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings |
| Honors & Awards | ||
| Playoffs | Suns Lost NBA Finals | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +6 | +12.2 | +6.6 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.6 | -0.5 | -0.4 | +2.6 | +4.2 | +.068 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +.002 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +.162 |
| Jake LaRavia | 66 | 20.4 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.1 | .475 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .423 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .678 |
| 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 |
| Jake LaRavia | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Season 4 |
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| Mikal Bridges | Jake LaRavia | |
| Season | 2021-22 | 2025-26 |
| Team | Phoenix Suns | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Defensive First Team | - |
| Playoffs | Suns Lost West Conf Semis | Did Not Play |
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4th Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| difference: | +74 | +5.2 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +.051 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.075 | +1.0 | +.269 | |
| Jake LaRavia | 8 | 29.6 | 12.6 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 8.1 | .585 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .444 | 1.6 | 2.9 | .565 |
| 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 |
| Jake LaRavia | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Mikal Bridges played 4 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2023 to 2026—Mikal Bridges played in two Playoffs. |