Mikal Bridges vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell 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 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than T.J. McConnell, who played 10. Mikal Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while T.J. McConnell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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 |
7 |
4 |
2018-19 to 2024-25 |
| T.J. McConnell |
10 |
5 |
2015-16 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +1 | +9.7 | +2.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.8 | -1.1 | +0.3 | +1.2 | +.040 | +0.9 | +2.7 | +.013 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +.171 |
| T.J. McConnell |
81 |
19.8 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
5.7 |
.470 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.348 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.634 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Mikal Bridges nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +8 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +4.8 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -1.0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +.049 | +0.9 | +2.0 | +.161 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.033 |
| T.J. McConnell |
81 |
26.3 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
.461 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.200 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.811 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Mikal Bridges nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +4 | +10.2 | +7.2 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +0.7 | -0.7 | | +2.2 | +3.8 | +.044 | +1.5 | +3.6 | +.010 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +.045 |
| T.J. McConnell |
76 |
22.4 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
.499 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
.435 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.795 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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: | +12 | +16.6 | +5.6 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -0.1 | -0.6 | +1.7 | +5.0 | +.210 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +.299 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +.293 |
| T.J. McConnell |
10 |
15.5 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
.694 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
.667 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.600 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +6 | +15.5 | +7.8 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | +2.7 | +5.0 | +.009 | +1.2 | +3.2 | +.036 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +.050 |
| T.J. McConnell |
76 |
19.3 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
5.5 |
.525 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.333 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.784 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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: | +4 | +30.2 | +10.6 | +0.8 | +3.2 | +4.0 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | -0.7 | -2.0 | +3.8 | +7.6 | +.034 | +1.0 | +2.5 | | +2.2 | +2.3 | |
| T.J. McConnell |
9 |
8.3 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
.444 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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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: | +12 | +17.0 | +13.6 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -0.9 | +4.1 | +9.5 | +.048 | +1.9 | +5.1 | +.088 | +3.3 | +3.7 | +.062 |
| T.J. McConnell |
71 |
18.7 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
5.8 |
.516 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
.294 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
.833 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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: | +1 | +30.0 | +21.2 | +0.5 | +2.8 | +3.3 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -1.3 | | +7.3 | +16.6 | +.054 | +2.5 | +6.3 | | +4.2 | +5.1 | +.283 |
| T.J. McConnell |
3 |
9.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +13 | +8.8 | +11.0 | | +0.8 | +0.8 | +3.0 | +0.9 | +0.1 | | -0.2 | +2.9 | +8.7 | +.123 | +2.5 | +6.5 | +.059 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +.126 |
| T.J. McConnell |
69 |
26.0 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
7.1 |
.559 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.313 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
.688 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Mikal Bridges nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 6 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +55 | +12.9 | +9.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +3.5 | +6.7 | +.019 | +1.6 | +4.4 | +.051 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +.012 |
| T.J. McConnell |
27 |
24.1 |
8.5 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.7 |
7.7 |
.481 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.303 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.826 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| T.J. McConnell |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* T.J. McConnell played 3 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2023 to 2025—T.J. McConnell played in two Playoffs. |
All-Defensive First Team