Mikal Bridges vs. Khris Middleton Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Khris Middleton 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.

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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 less than Khris Middleton, who played 14. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Khris Middleton had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Khris Middleton 14 9 2012-13 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mikal Bridges Khris Middleton
Season 2018-192012-13
Team Phoenix SunsDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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:+55+11.9+2.2+0.6+0.8+1.3+1.1+1.0+0.4-0.5-0.5+0.7+1.7+.010+0.8+2.1+.024+0.2+0.2+.039
Khris Middleton 27 17.6 6.1 0.1 1.7 1.9 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 2.0 2.3 5.2 .440 0.5 1.7 .311 1.0 1.2 .844
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Mikal Bridges Khris Middleton
Season 2019-202013-14
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
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:+9+2.0+3.0+0.2+0.1+0.2+0.3+0.4+0.4-0.5-0.8+1.2+3.8+.070+0.5+0.8+.053+.017
Khris Middleton 82 30.0 12.1 0.7 3.0 3.8 2.1 1.0 0.2 1.5 3.0 4.6 10.4 .440 1.5 3.5 .414 1.4 1.7 .861
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Khris Middleton played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3

Mikal Bridges Khris Middleton
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost NBA FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+7+2.5+0.1+0.5+0.6+0.1+0.2+0.4+0.8-0.6-0.7+0.1+1.7+.076+0.5+1.0+.018+0.2+0.2+.019
Khris Middleton 79 30.1 13.4 0.6 3.8 4.4 2.3 1.5 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.1 11.0 .467 1.4 3.4 .407 1.7 2.0 .859
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
difference:+16+6.6+4.7+0.3+0.9+0.6+0.4+1.3+0.2-1.0-0.4+1.6+6.7+.104+0.2+1.4+.044+1.2+1.2+.040
Khris Middleton 6 38.7 15.8 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.0 2.3 0.5 1.7 2.3 5.8 15.3 .380 1.8 5.7 .324 2.3 2.5 .933

Season 4

Mikal Bridges Khris Middleton
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Phoenix SunsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
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:+3+1.3+4.0+0.3+0.4+1.9+0.5+0.2-1.5-0.8+0.8+4.0+.090+0.4+0.8+.027+1.9+2.0+.054
Khris Middleton 79 36.1 18.2 0.6 3.3 3.8 4.2 1.7 0.2 2.3 2.6 6.4 14.5 .444 1.8 4.6 .396 3.5 3.9 .888
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
Khris Middleton DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Mikal Bridges Khris Middleton
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+54+5.0+5.4+0.6+0.5+0.2+0.1+0.3+0.5-0.7-0.8+1.9+3.8+.018+0.4+1.7+.051+1.0+1.1+.015
Khris Middleton 29 30.7 14.7 0.4 3.9 4.2 3.4 1.4 0.2 2.2 2.7 5.2 11.5 .450 1.6 3.6 .433 2.8 3.2 .880
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
difference:+2+0.8+9.0+0.5+0.1+0.6+1.3+1.5+0.5-0.2-1.5+3.1+6.3+.032+1.3+3.1+.032+1.5+2.1+.035
Khris Middleton 6 38.5 14.5 0.0 4.7 4.7 5.3 2.0 0.0 1.8 2.8 5.2 13.0 .397 1.2 3.2 .368 3.0 3.7 .818

Season 6

Mikal Bridges Khris Middleton
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Brooklyn NetsMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+1.6+0.5+0.3+1.0+0.7+0.4+0.5+0.1-0.3-1.9+0.3+0.3+.030+0.9+2.2+.013+0.8+0.5+.070
Khris Middleton 82 36.4 20.1 0.5 4.7 5.2 4.0 1.5 0.3 2.3 3.3 7.2 15.5 .466 1.8 5.0 .359 3.9 4.4 .884
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mikal Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 7 39.3 24.7 0.1 5.0 5.1 3.1 0.9 0.7 2.3 4.3 9.6 16.0 .598 3.6 5.9 .610 2.0 2.7 .737

Season 7

Mikal Bridges Khris Middleton
Season 2024-252018-19
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 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:+5+5.9+0.7+0.3+3.0+2.8+0.6+0.1+0.4-0.7-0.7+0.6+0.5+.059+0.3+0.6+.024+1.6+2.0+.023
Khris Middleton 77 31.1 18.3 0.6 5.3 6.0 4.3 1.0 0.1 2.3 2.2 6.6 14.9 .441 2.3 6.2 .378 2.8 3.4 .837
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:+3+4.9+1.3+0.5+2.3+1.8+1.5+1.1+0.9-0.2-0.7+1.1+1.2+.038+1.1+1.4+.102+2.4+2.6+.135
Khris Middleton 15 34.3 16.9 0.6 5.7 6.3 4.4 0.6 0.0 1.9 2.9 5.6 13.4 .418 2.7 6.1 .435 3.1 3.5 .885

Season 8

Mikal Bridges Khris Middleton
Season 2025-262019-20
Team New York KnicksMilwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf Semis
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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 5 36.8 19.0 1.4 4.8 6.2 4.8 1.2 0.8 0.8 3.2 7.0 12.4 .565 2.6 5.4 .481 2.4 2.8 .857
difference:+57+6.9+1.9+0.7+0.7+0.5+0.3+0.7-1.4-0.9+0.6+2.9+.068+0.2+0.3+.066+1.0+0.9+.059
Khris Middleton 62 29.9 20.9 0.7 5.5 6.2 4.3 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.3 7.6 15.3 .497 2.4 5.7 .415 3.4 3.7 .916
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Mikal Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Khris Middleton 10 35.5 20.3 0.5 6.4 6.9 6.0 1.1 0.2 3.4 4.1 7.1 18.0 .394 2.3 6.5 .354 3.8 4.6 .826

Additional Years

* Khris Middleton played 6 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2021 to 2026—Khris Middleton played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 6 extra years over Mikal Bridges, Khris Middleton got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game