Mikal Bridges vs. Keegan Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keegan Murray 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 / 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 7 years in the NBA, 4 more than Keegan Murray, who played 3. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Keegan Murray 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 7 4 2018-19 to 2024-25
Keegan Murray 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Keegan Murray
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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:+2+0.3+3.9+0.4+1.0+1.4+0.9+0.8-0.1-0.5+1.4+2.9+.023+1.3+2.5+.076+0.4+0.4+.040
Keegan Murray 80 29.8 12.2 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 9.8 .453 2.6 6.3 .411 0.8 1.0 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mikal Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Keegan Murray 7 27.7 9.7 2.1 4.1 6.3 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.6 2.6 3.7 8.3 .448 1.7 4.6 .375 0.6 0.9 .667

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Keegan Murray
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
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:+4+5.6+6.1+0.5+1.0+1.5+0.1+0.4+0.2-0.2-0.5+2.4+6.1+.056+1.4+3.9+.003+0.1+0.1+.013
Keegan Murray 77 33.6 15.2 1.4 4.1 5.5 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.7 5.8 12.7 .454 2.4 6.6 .358 1.3 1.6 .831
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Keegan Murray played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Keegan Murray
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Phoenix SunsSacramento Kings
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:+4+1.7+1.1+0.8+1.6+2.4+0.7+0.3-0.8+0.2+1.5+.099+0.1+1.5+.082+0.7+0.9+.007
Keegan Murray 76 34.3 12.4 1.9 4.8 6.7 1.4 0.8 0.9 0.8 2.4 4.8 10.8 .444 2.0 5.9 .343 0.8 0.9 .833
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
Keegan Murray DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Mikal Bridges played 4 seasons more than Keegan Murray in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2022 to 2025—Mikal Bridges played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over Keegan Murray, Mikal Bridges got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive First Team
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