Mikal Bridges vs. Pau Gasol Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pau Gasol 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 Pau Gasol, who played 18. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Pau Gasol had his rookie season in 2001-02. 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
Pau Gasol	18	12	2001-02 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Mikal Bridges	Pau Gasol
Season	2018-19	2001-02
Team	Phoenix Suns	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	-	Rookie of the Year
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:		+7.2	+9.3	+2.2	+3.5	+5.7	+0.6	+1.1	+1.6	-1.8	-0.1	+3.7	+6.1	+.088	+1.3	+3.7	+.135	+2.9	+4.4	+.096
Pau Gasol	82	36.7	17.6	2.9	6.0	8.9	2.7	0.5	2.1	2.7	2.4	6.7	13.0	.518	0.0	0.1	.200	4.1	5.8	.709

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Pau Gasol played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Mikal Bridges	Pau Gasol
Season	2019-20	2002-03
Team	Phoenix Suns	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+9	+8.0	+9.9	+1.4	+3.3	+4.8	+1.0	+1.0	+1.2	-1.6	-0.5	+3.5	+7.0		+1.0	+2.6	+.261	+3.7	+5.2	+.108
Pau Gasol	82	36.0	19.0	2.3	6.4	8.8	2.8	0.4	1.8	2.6	2.7	6.9	13.6	.510	0.0	0.1	.100	5.1	6.9	.736

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Pau Gasol played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Mikal Bridges	Pau Gasol
Season	2020-21	2003-04
Team	Phoenix Suns	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost NBA Finals	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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	+1.1	+4.2	+1.5	+1.9	+3.4	+0.4	+0.5	+0.8	-1.6	-0.8	+1.5	+4.1	+.061	+1.8	+4.2	+.158	+3.2	+4.8	+.126
Pau Gasol	78	31.5	17.7	2.6	5.1	7.7	2.5	0.6	1.7	2.4	2.4	6.5	13.4	.482	0.1	0.2	.267	4.7	6.6	.714

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:	+18	+1.4	+7.4	+0.1	+0.6	+0.7	+0.9		+0.8	-0.6	-0.6	+2.8	+3.7	+.087	+1.6	+4.3		+3.4	+3.7	+.007
Pau Gasol	4	33.5	18.5	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.5	1.0	1.5	1.3	2.5	7.0	12.3	.571	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	5.0	.900


Season 4
	Mikal Bridges	Pau Gasol
Season	2021-22	2004-05
Team	Phoenix Suns	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+26	+2.8	+3.6	+1.4	+1.7	+3.1	+0.1	+0.5	+1.3	-1.6	-0.8	+0.8	+1.9	+.020	+1.4	+3.7	+.202	+3.4	+4.7	+.066
Pau Gasol	56	32.0	17.8	2.3	5.0	7.3	2.4	0.7	1.7	2.4	2.6	6.4	12.4	.514	0.0	0.1	.167	5.0	6.6	.768

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:	+9	+5.5	+8.0	+2.9		+2.8	+0.3	+0.6	+0.8	-1.0	-0.6	+4.7	+9.4	+.010	+0.7	+2.2	+.606	+0.7	+0.7	+.433
Pau Gasol	4	33.0	21.3	3.8	3.8	7.5	2.5	0.5	1.8	1.8	3.0	9.8	20.0	.488	0.3	0.3	1.000	1.5	3.0	.500


Season 5
	Mikal Bridges	Pau Gasol
Season	2022-23	2005-06
Team	Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+3	+3.5	+0.3	+1.4	+3.1	+4.5	+1.3	+0.5	+1.2	-1.4	-0.4	+0.4	+0.4	+.035	+2.0	+5.1	+.132	+1.5	+3.4	+.206
Pau Gasol	80	39.2	20.4	2.4	6.5	8.9	4.6	0.6	1.9	2.9	2.3	7.5	14.9	.503	0.0	0.2	.250	5.3	7.7	.689

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:		+0.2	+3.2	+0.5	+1.0	+1.5	+1.0		+0.8	-0.8	-1.5	+1.0	+2.5	+.004	+2.5	+6.0	+.400	+1.3	+1.7	+.016
Pau Gasol	4	39.5	20.3	1.0	5.8	6.8	3.0	0.5	1.3	2.8	2.8	7.3	16.8	.433	0.0	0.3	.000	5.8	7.5	.767


Season 6
	Mikal Bridges	Pau Gasol
Season	2023-24	2006-07
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+23	+1.4	+1.2	+1.7	+3.6	+5.3	+0.2	+0.5	+1.7	-0.7	-0.9	+0.9	+1.3	+.102	+2.6	+7.0	+.099	+2.0	+2.9	+.066
Pau Gasol	59	36.2	20.8	2.5	7.3	9.8	3.4	0.5	2.1	2.7	2.3	7.8	14.5	.538	0.1	0.2	.273	5.1	6.8	.748

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Pau Gasol played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Mikal Bridges	Pau Gasol
Season	2024-25	2007-08
Team	New York Knicks	Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+16	+1.4	+1.3	+1.4	+3.7	+5.2	+0.5	+0.4	+1.0	-0.3	-0.6		+0.9	+.034	+1.9	+5.4	+.104	+3.2	+4.1	+.007
Pau Gasol	66	35.6	18.9	2.3	6.0	8.4	3.2	0.5	1.5	1.9	2.1	7.2	13.5	.534	0.1	0.2	.250	4.4	5.5	.807

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:	+3	+0.6	+1.3	+1.5	+3.3	+4.8	+1.1	+1.2	+1.0		-0.7		+1.9	+.074	+1.6	+4.7		+2.7	+4.1	+.058
Pau Gasol	21	39.8	16.9	2.6	6.7	9.3	4.0	0.5	1.9	2.1	2.9	6.7	12.7	.530	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	5.0	.692


Season 8
	Mikal Bridges	Pau Gasol
Season	2025-26	2008-09
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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8th 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	25	34.8	16.4	1.2	3.4	4.6	4.2	1.9	1.1	1.0	2.3	6.5	12.3	.526	2.2	5.4	.407	1.2	1.5	.816
difference:	+56	+2.2	+2.5	+2.0	+3.0	+5.0	+0.7	+1.3	+0.1	-0.9	-0.2	+0.8	+0.6	+.041	+2.2	+5.4		+3.0	+3.9	+.035
Pau Gasol	81	37.0	18.9	3.2	6.4	9.6	3.5	0.6	1.0	1.9	2.1	7.3	12.9	.567	0.0	0.0	-	4.2	5.4	.781

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mikal Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Pau Gasol	23	40.5	18.3	3.0	7.9	10.8	2.5	0.8	2.0	1.9	3.0	7.0	12.0	.580	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.1	.714


Additional Years
* Pau Gasol played 10 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2010 to 2019—Pau Gasol played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Mikal Bridges, Pau Gasol got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Star Game

Mikal Bridges vs. Pau Gasol Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Pau Gasol 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years