Mikal Bridges vs. Ken Charles Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ken Charles 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

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 6 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ken Charles, who played 5. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Ken Charles had his rookie season in 1973-74. 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 achivements, 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 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Ken Charles 5 3 1973-74 to 1977-78

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mikal Bridges Ken Charles
Season 2018-191973-74
Team Phoenix SunsBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBraves Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Ken Charles 59 11.7 3.9 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.2 - 1.5 1.5 3.1 .476 - - - 0.9 1.3 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Ken Charles 2 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.5 2.0 .750 - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Mikal Bridges Ken Charles
Season 2019-201974-75
Team Phoenix SunsBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBraves Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Ken Charles 79 21.4 7.6 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.2 1.1 0.3 - 2.1 3.0 6.5 .466 - - - 1.5 1.8 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Ken Charles 7 29.7 7.4 0.4 1.4 1.9 2.6 0.9 0.7 - 3.9 3.1 7.9 .400 - - - 1.1 1.6 .727

Season 3

Mikal Bridges Ken Charles
Season 2020-211975-76
Team Phoenix SunsBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsBraves Lost East Conf Semis
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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
Ken Charles 81 27.7 10.1 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.5 1.5 0.6 - 3.2 4.0 8.9 .456 - - - 2.0 2.5 .785
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
Ken Charles 9 26.4 5.9 0.7 2.2 2.9 1.6 0.8 0.7 - 3.4 2.4 6.1 .400 - - - 1.0 1.4 .692

Season 4

Mikal Bridges Ken Charles
Season 2021-221976-77
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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
Ken Charles 82 30.3 11.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.6 1.7 0.5 - 2.9 4.3 10.4 .414 - - - 2.5 3.1 .801
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
Ken Charles ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Mikal Bridges Ken Charles
Season 2022-231977-78
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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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
Ken Charles 21 24.8 9.0 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.9 1.2 0.2 1.8 2.5 3.5 8.8 .397 - - - 2.0 2.4 .840
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
Ken Charles ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Mikal Bridges Ken Charles
Season 2023-24-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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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
Ken Charles ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Ken Charles ------- --- ----------