Mikal Bridges vs. Rajon Rondo Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Rajon Rondo 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.

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, 8 less than Rajon Rondo, who played 16. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Rajon Rondo had his rookie season in 2006-07. 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.

Rookie Season
	Mikal Bridges	Rajon Rondo
Season	2018-19	2006-07
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second 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:	+4	+6.0	+1.9	+0.2	+0.3	+0.5	+1.7		+0.4	-0.9	-0.2	+0.6	+1.1	+.012	+1.2	+3.4	+.128	+0.3	+1.0	+.158
Rajon Rondo	78	23.5	6.4	0.9	2.8	3.7	3.8	1.6	0.1	1.8	2.3	2.4	5.8	.418	0.1	0.4	.207	1.5	2.4	.647
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Mikal Bridges nor Rajon Rondo played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Mikal Bridges	Rajon Rondo
Season	2019-20	2007-08
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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:	+4	+1.9	+1.5	+0.1	+0.1	+0.2	+3.3	+0.3	+0.4	-0.9	-0.2	+1.2	+2.7	+.018	+0.9	+2.5	+.098		+0.6	+.233
Rajon Rondo	77	29.9	10.6	1.0	3.2	4.2	5.1	1.7	0.2	1.9	2.4	4.6	9.3	.492	0.1	0.2	.263	1.4	2.3	.611
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mikal Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajon Rondo	26	32.0	10.2	1.5	2.6	4.1	6.6	1.7	0.3	1.8	2.8	4.1	10.1	.407	0.2	0.8	.250	1.8	2.6	.691

Season 3
	Mikal Bridges	Rajon Rondo
Season	2020-21	2008-09
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Suns Lost NBA Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+8	+0.4	+1.6	+0.2	+0.8	+0.9	+6.1	+0.8	+0.8	-1.8	-0.8	+0.2	+0.2	+.038	+1.7	+3.8	+.112	+0.7	+1.6	+.198
Rajon Rondo	80	33.0	11.9	1.3	4.0	5.2	8.2	1.9	0.1	2.6	2.4	4.8	9.5	.505	0.2	0.6	.313	2.2	3.4	.642
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:	+8	+9.1	+5.8	+1.4	+4.0	+5.4	+8.2	+1.5	+0.5	-2.0	-1.5	+2.4	+7.3	+.067	+1.2	+2.6	+.118	+2.0	+3.5	+.236
Rajon Rondo	14	41.2	16.9	2.3	7.4	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	2.7	3.4	6.6	15.9	.417	0.4	1.7	.250	3.1	4.8	.657

Season 4
	Mikal Bridges	Rajon Rondo
Season	2021-22	2009-10
Team	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Celtics Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+1	+1.8	+0.5	+0.3	+0.1	+0.2	+7.5	+1.1	+0.3	-2.2	-0.6	+0.1	+0.7	+.026	+1.2	+2.8	+.156	+0.6	+1.6	+.213
Rajon Rondo	81	36.6	13.7	1.2	3.2	4.4	9.8	2.3	0.1	3.0	2.4	5.7	11.2	.508	0.2	1.0	.213	2.2	3.5	.621
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:	+11	+2.1	+2.5	+0.7	+0.2	+0.9	+6.5	+0.8	+0.9	-2.2		+1.2	+3.0	+.015	+0.6	+1.5	+.019	+0.6	+2.5	+.337
Rajon Rondo	24	40.6	15.8	1.6	4.0	5.6	9.3	1.9	0.1	3.0	2.4	6.3	13.6	.463	0.4	1.0	.375	2.8	4.8	.596

Season 5
	Mikal Bridges	Rajon Rondo
Season	2022-23	2010-11
Team	Phoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+15	+1.5	+9.5	+0.3	+0.3		+7.9	+1.2	+0.5	-1.9	-0.1	+2.4	+5.4	+.007	+1.9	+4.7	+.149	+2.7	+2.4	+.327
Rajon Rondo	68	37.2	10.6	1.3	3.1	4.4	11.2	2.3	0.2	3.4	1.8	4.7	9.9	.475	0.1	0.6	.233	1.1	1.9	.568
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:	+5	+1.0	+9.5	+0.7	+0.6	+0.1	+5.6	+0.6	+0.5	-1.7	-0.5	+2.6	+7.4	+.048	+2.5	+6.0	+.400	+1.8	+1.6	+.151
Rajon Rondo	9	38.3	14.0	1.2	4.2	5.4	9.6	1.1	0.0	3.7	1.8	5.7	11.9	.477	0.0	0.3	.000	2.7	4.2	.632

Season 6
	Mikal Bridges	Rajon Rondo
Season	2023-24	2011-12
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+29	+2.1	+7.7	+0.4		+0.3	+8.1	+0.8	+0.3	-1.6	-0.5	+2.1	+5.0	+.012	+2.5	+6.4	+.134	+1.1	+0.5	+.217
Rajon Rondo	53	36.9	11.9	1.2	3.7	4.8	11.7	1.8	0.1	3.6	1.9	4.8	10.8	.448	0.2	0.8	.238	2.0	3.4	.597
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Mikal Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rajon Rondo	19	42.6	17.3	1.8	4.9	6.7	11.9	2.4	0.1	3.8	2.1	7.4	15.8	.468	0.4	1.6	.267	2.1	2.9	.696

Season 7
	Mikal Bridges	Rajon Rondo
Season	2024-25	2012-13
Team	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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:	+44	+0.4	+3.9	+0.2	+2.1	+2.4	+7.4	+0.9	+0.3	-2.3	-1.0	+1.3	+2.2	+.016	+1.7	+4.3	+.114	+0.4	+1.0	+.169
Rajon Rondo	38	37.4	13.7	1.1	4.4	5.6	11.1	1.8	0.2	3.9	2.5	5.9	12.2	.484	0.3	1.3	.240	1.6	2.4	.645
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
Rajon Rondo	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years
* Rajon Rondo played 8 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2015 to 2022—Rajon Rondo played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Mikal Bridges, Rajon Rondo got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Assists Leader