Mikal Bridges vs. Kevin Love Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kevin Love 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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 8 years in the NBA, 10 less than Kevin Love, who played 18. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Kevin Love had his rookie season in 2008-09. 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
Kevin Love 18 6 2008-09 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mikal Bridges Kevin Love
Season 2018-192008-09
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second 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:+1+4.2+2.8+2.7+3.2+5.9+1.1+1.2+0.1-0.6+0.9+1.6+.029+1.3+3.6+.230+2.1+2.7+.016
Kevin Love 81 25.3 11.1 3.4 5.7 9.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.5 2.5 3.9 8.5 .459 0.0 0.2 .105 3.3 4.1 .789
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Mikal Bridges Kevin Love
Season 2019-202009-10
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+13+0.6+4.9+2.9+4.1+7.0+0.5+0.7+0.2-1.0-0.1+1.5+4.2+.060+0.4+0.9+.031+2.4+2.9+.029
Kevin Love 60 28.6 14.0 3.8 7.2 11.0 2.3 0.7 0.4 2.0 2.3 4.9 10.8 .450 0.6 1.8 .330 3.8 4.6 .815
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Mikal Bridges Kevin Love
Season 2020-212010-11
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement Rebounds Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
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:+1+3.2+6.7+3.4+7.5+10.9+0.4+0.5+0.5-1.3-0.4+1.6+4.8+.073+0.7+1.5+.008+4.3+5.0+.010
Kevin Love 73 35.8 20.2 4.5 10.7 15.2 2.5 0.6 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.6 14.1 .470 1.2 2.9 .417 5.8 6.8 .850
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
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Mikal Bridges Kevin Love
Season 2021-222011-12
Team Phoenix SunsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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:+27+4.2+11.8+3.2+5.9+9.1+0.3+0.3+0.1-1.5-1.0+3.0+8.8+.086+0.5+1.3+.003+5.3+6.5+.010
Kevin Love 55 39.0 26.0 4.1 9.2 13.3 2.0 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 8.6 19.3 .448 1.9 5.1 .372 6.9 8.4 .824
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
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Mikal Bridges Kevin Love
Season 2022-232012-13
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+65+1.4+1.8+2.6+7.0+9.6+1.0+0.4+0.2-0.7+1.3+1.3+.116+0.9+0.2+.165+1.8+3.6+.191
Kevin Love 18 34.3 18.3 3.6 10.4 14.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.9 5.8 16.6 .352 1.1 5.1 .217 5.6 7.9 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Kevin Love DNP------ --- ----------

Season 6
Mikal Bridges Kevin Love
Season 2023-242013-14
Team Brooklyn NetsMinnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th 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 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:+5+1.5+6.5+2.1+5.9+8.0+0.8+0.2+0.1-0.5-0.4+1.5+2.7+.021+0.2+0.6+.004+3.7+4.3+.007
Kevin Love 77 36.3 26.1 2.9 9.6 12.5 4.4 0.8 0.5 2.5 1.8 8.4 18.5 .457 2.5 6.6 .376 6.8 8.2 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Kevin Love played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Mikal Bridges Kevin Love
Season 2024-252014-15
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsCavaliers Lost NBA Finals
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7th 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 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:+7+3.2+1.2+1.0+5.6+6.5+1.5+0.2-0.4+1.7+1.7+.066+0.1+0.4+.013+2.2+2.9+.010
Kevin Love 75 33.8 16.4 1.9 7.9 9.7 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.6 1.9 5.5 12.7 .434 1.9 5.2 .367 3.4 4.3 .804
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+14+12.4+1.3+0.4+2.1+2.5+0.4+1.4+0.4-0.6-0.8+2.4+4.3+.041+0.7+0.6+.096+2.8+3.9+.013
Kevin Love 4 26.8 14.3 1.5 5.5 7.0 2.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 3.0 4.3 10.3 .415 2.3 5.3 .429 3.5 4.8 .737

Season 8
Mikal Bridges Kevin Love
Season 2025-262015-16
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
Others NBA Cup NBA Cup Champion-
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mikal Bridges 27 34.9 16.8 1.2 3.6 4.8 4.3 1.8 1.0 1.0 2.3 6.7 12.7 .525 2.3 5.6 .411 1.1 1.4 .795
difference:+50+3.4+0.8+0.7+4.4+5.1+1.9+1.0+0.5-0.8-0.2+1.4+.106+0.2+0.1+.051+2.3+2.7+.027
Kevin Love 77 31.5 16.0 1.9 8.0 9.9 2.4 0.8 0.5 1.8 2.1 5.3 12.7 .419 2.1 5.7 .360 3.4 4.1 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mikal Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Kevin Love 20 30.7 14.7 1.7 7.1 8.8 2.1 0.5 0.4 1.4 1.7 4.6 12.0 .385 2.3 5.6 .414 3.2 3.8 .840

Additional Years

* Kevin Love played 10 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—Kevin Love played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Mikal Bridges, Kevin Love got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-Star Game
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