Mikal Bridges vs. Julius Erving Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Julius Erving 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 7 years in the NBA, 4 less than Julius Erving, who played 11. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Julius Erving had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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.

Rookie Season
	Mikal Bridges	Julius Erving
Season	2018-19	1976-77
Team	Phoenix Suns	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost NBA Finals

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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:		+6.4	+13.3	+1.6	+3.6	+5.3	+1.6	+0.3	+0.9		-0.6	+5.4	+9.8	+.069				+3.7	+4.9	+.028
Julius Erving	82	35.9	21.6	2.3	6.1	8.5	3.7	1.9	1.4	-	3.1	8.4	16.7	.499	-	-	-	4.9	6.3	.777
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mikal Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julius Erving	19	39.9	27.3	2.2	4.3	6.4	4.5	2.2	1.2	-	2.4	10.7	20.5	.523	-	-	-	5.8	7.1	.821

Season 2
	Mikal Bridges	Julius Erving
Season	2019-20	1977-78
Team	Phoenix Suns	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+1	+4.8	+11.5	+1.5	+1.0	+2.5	+2.0	+0.4	+0.7	-2.2	-0.6	+4.9	+9.8	+.008				+2.7	+3.2	+.001
Julius Erving	74	32.8	20.6	2.4	4.1	6.5	3.8	1.8	1.3	3.2	2.8	8.3	16.4	.502	-	-	-	4.1	4.9	.845
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mikal Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julius Erving	10	35.8	21.8	4.0	5.7	9.7	4.0	1.5	1.8	3.5	3.0	8.8	18.0	.489	-	-	-	4.2	5.6	.750

Season 3
	Mikal Bridges	Julius Erving
Season	2020-21	1978-79
Team	Phoenix Suns	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost NBA Finals	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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	+3.3	+9.6	+1.4	+1.5	+2.9	+2.5	+0.6	+0.4	-3.2	-1.1	+4.2	+9.4	+.052				+3.3	+4.6	+.095
Julius Erving	78	35.9	23.1	2.5	4.7	7.2	4.6	1.7	1.3	4.0	2.7	9.2	18.7	.491	-	-	-	4.8	6.4	.745
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
difference:	+13	+9.2	+14.3	+2.3	+1.2	+3.5	+4.3	+1.0	+1.2	-3.5	-0.5	+5.7	+10.5	+.033				+4.6	+6.1	+.132
Julius Erving	9	41.3	25.4	3.2	4.6	7.8	5.9	2.0	1.9	4.2	2.4	9.9	19.1	.517	-	-	-	5.7	7.4	.761

Season 4
	Mikal Bridges	Julius Erving
Season	2021-22	1979-80
Team	Phoenix Suns	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	76ers Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+4	+1.3	+12.7	+1.9	+1.3	+3.2	+2.3	+1.0	+1.4	-2.8	-0.9	+5.1	+10.2	+.015	+1.3	+3.5	+.169	+3.8	+4.9	+.047
Julius Erving	78	36.1	26.9	2.8	4.6	7.4	4.6	2.2	1.8	3.6	2.7	10.7	20.7	.519	0.1	0.3	.200	5.4	6.8	.787
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
difference:	+5	+0.1	+11.1	+0.8	+2.0	+2.9	+1.6	+0.9	+1.1	-2.3	-0.7	+4.1	+8.2	+.010	+0.9	+2.0	+.172	+3.8	+5.3	+.139
Julius Erving	18	38.6	24.4	1.7	5.8	7.6	4.4	2.0	2.1	3.1	3.1	9.2	18.8	.488	0.1	0.5	.222	6.0	7.6	.794

Season 5
	Mikal Bridges	Julius Erving
Season	2022-23	1980-81
Team	Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	Season MVP
	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf Finals

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5th 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	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
difference:	+1	+0.7	+4.5	+2.0	+1.6	+3.6	+1.1	+1.0	+1.1	-1.7	-0.9	+2.6	+3.3	+.053	+2.0	+5.1	+.160	+1.3	+2.2	+.108
Julius Erving	82	35.0	24.6	3.0	5.0	8.0	4.4	2.1	1.8	3.2	2.8	9.7	18.6	.521	0.0	0.2	.222	5.1	6.5	.787
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
difference:	+12	+2.3	+0.6	+2.8	+0.9	+1.8	+0.6	+0.9	+2.1	-1.4	-2.1	+0.6	+0.5	+.046	+2.5	+6.2	+.400	+0.6	+0.9	+.026
Julius Erving	16	37.0	22.9	3.3	3.9	7.1	3.4	1.4	2.6	3.4	3.4	8.9	18.8	.475	0.0	0.1	.000	5.1	6.7	.757

Season 6
	Mikal Bridges	Julius Erving
Season	2023-24	1981-82
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost NBA Finals

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6th 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	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
difference:	+1	+0.4	+4.8	+1.9	+0.5	+2.4	+0.3	+1.0	+1.3	-0.6	-1.4	+2.7	+1.8	+.110	+2.7	+7.1	+.099	+2.0	+2.8	+.051
Julius Erving	81	34.4	24.4	2.7	4.2	6.9	3.9	2.0	1.7	2.6	2.8	9.6	17.6	.546	0.0	0.1	.273	5.1	6.7	.763
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mikal Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Julius Erving	21	37.1	22.0	2.7	4.7	7.4	4.7	1.8	1.8	3.2	2.6	8.0	15.4	.519	0.0	0.3	.167	5.9	7.9	.752

Season 7
	Mikal Bridges	Julius Erving
Season	2024-25	1982-83
Team	New York Knicks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
	-	All-Star Game MVP
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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7th 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	37.0	17.6	0.9	2.3	3.2	3.7	0.9	0.5	1.6	1.5	7.2	14.4	.500	2.0	5.6	.354	1.2	1.4	.814
difference:	+10	+3.4	+3.8	+1.5	+2.1	+3.6		+0.7	+1.3	-1.1	-1.3	+1.2	+1.9	+.017	+2.0	+5.5	+.068	+3.4	+4.6	+.055
Julius Erving	72	33.6	21.4	2.4	4.4	6.8	3.7	1.6	1.8	2.7	2.8	8.4	16.3	.517	0.0	0.1	.286	4.6	6.0	.759
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mikal Bridges	18	39.2	15.6	1.1	3.4	4.5	2.9	1.7	0.9	2.1	2.2	6.7	14.6	.456	1.6	4.7	.333	0.7	0.9	.750
difference:	+5	+1.3	+2.8	+1.4	+1.8	+3.1	+0.5	+0.5	+1.2	-0.9	-1.0	+0.6	+1.6	+.006	+1.6	+4.6	+.333	+3.1	+4.3	+.029
Julius Erving	13	37.9	18.4	2.5	5.2	7.6	3.4	1.2	2.1	3.0	3.2	7.3	16.2	.450	0.0	0.1	.000	3.8	5.2	.721

Additional Years
* Julius Erving played 4 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 8 to 11, from 1984 to 1987—Julius Erving played in 4 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Mikal Bridges, Julius Erving got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Second Team 4 All-Star Game