Mikal Bridges vs. Jared McCain Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jared McCain 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.
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, 6 more than Jared McCain, who played 2. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Jared McCain had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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 |
| Jared McCain |
2 |
0 |
2024-25 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +59 | +3.8 | +7.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -0.9 | +2.5 | +5.0 | +.030 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +.048 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +.070 |
| Jared McCain |
23 |
25.7 |
15.3 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
5.5 |
11.9 |
.460 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
.383 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
.875 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Jared McCain played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +72 | +13.0 | +9.1 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +3.0 | +0.2 | +1.4 | +0.6 | -1.0 | -0.2 | +3.4 | +2.6 | +.510 | +1.0 | +0.7 | +.361 | +1.4 | +1.7 | |
| Jared McCain |
1 |
15.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Jared McCain played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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Additional Years |
* Mikal Bridges played 6 seasons more than Jared McCain in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2021 to 2026—Mikal Bridges played in 4 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Jared McCain, Mikal Bridges got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive First Team
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