Mikal Bridges vs. Jalen Green Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Green 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 Jalen Green, who played 4. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jalen Green had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Jalen Green 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mikal Bridges Jalen Green
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
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:+15+2.4+9.0+0.2+0.4+0.2+0.5+0.9+0.2-1.1-1.0+3.1+7.3+.004+1.0+3.0+.008+1.6+2.1+.008
Jalen Green 67 31.9 17.3 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.6 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.5 6.1 14.2 .426 2.3 6.8 .343 2.8 3.5 .797
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Mikal Bridges Jalen Green
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
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:+3+6.2+13.0+0.3+0.1+0.3+1.9+0.6+0.4-1.6-0.5+4.0+11.3+.094+1.5+4.6+.023+3.4+4.4+.058
Jalen Green 76 34.2 22.1 0.6 3.2 3.7 3.7 0.8 0.2 2.6 1.7 7.4 17.9 .416 2.5 7.3 .338 4.8 6.1 .786
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Jalen Green played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Mikal Bridges Jalen Green
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
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:+10+0.9+6.1+0.6+1.5+0.9+1.4+0.3+0.6-1.5-0.2+1.9+6.9+.120+0.6+3.0+.093+2.0+2.5+.036
Jalen Green 82 31.7 19.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.3 2.3 1.4 6.9 16.2 .423 2.5 7.4 .332 3.5 4.3 .804
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
Jalen Green DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4

Mikal Bridges Jalen Green
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Phoenix SunsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+1.9+6.8+0.4+0.7+0.4+1.1+0.3+0.1-1.7-0.3+1.8+7.0+.111+1.5+4.3+.015+1.7+2.2+.021
Jalen Green 82 32.9 21.0 0.5 4.0 4.6 3.4 0.9 0.3 2.5 1.5 7.4 17.5 .423 2.9 8.1 .354 3.3 4.1 .813
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
difference:+6+7.2+0.5+1.2+0.7+0.1+0.5+0.7-0.6-1.5+0.5+1.7+.106+0.9+3.8+.099+0.1+1.1+.266
Jalen Green 7 31.3 13.3 0.4 5.0 5.4 2.9 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.9 4.6 12.3 .372 1.9 6.3 .295 2.3 3.4 .667

Additional Years

* Mikal Bridges played 4 seasons more than Jalen Green in the NBA.

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