Miles Bridges vs. Adrian Dantley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Adrian Dantley and Miles 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

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.

Miles Bridges played 6 years in the NBA, 9 less than Adrian Dantley, who played 15. Miles Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Adrian Dantley had his rookie season in 1976-77. 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
Miles Bridges 6 0 2018-19 to 2024-25
Adrian Dantley 15 7 1976-77 to 1990-91

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Miles Bridges Adrian Dantley
Season 2018-191976-77
Team Charlotte HornetsBuffalo Braves
Honors & Awards -Achievement Rookie of the Year
-Achievement All-Rookie First 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%
Miles Bridges 80 21.2 7.5 0.8 3.2 4.0 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.6 1.4 3.0 6.4 .464 0.8 2.5 .325 0.7 1.0 .753
difference:+3+15.4+12.8+2.5+1.2+3.6+0.7+0.5+0.4-1.4+4.1+7.2+.056+5.5+6.6+.065
Adrian Dantley 77 36.6 20.3 3.3 4.4 7.6 1.9 1.2 0.2 - 2.8 7.1 13.6 .520 - - - 6.2 7.6 .818
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor Adrian Dantley played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Miles Bridges Adrian Dantley
Season 2019-201977-78
Team Charlotte HornetsIndiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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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%
Miles Bridges 65 30.7 13.0 1.4 4.2 5.6 1.8 0.6 0.7 1.5 2.0 4.9 11.6 .424 1.5 4.6 .330 1.6 2.0 .809
difference:+14+6.4+8.5+2.0+0.3+2.2+1.4+0.9+0.4-1.4-0.9+2.4+2.7+.088+5.2+6.6+.013
Adrian Dantley 79 37.1 21.5 3.4 4.5 7.8 3.2 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.9 7.3 14.3 .512 - - - 6.8 8.6 .796
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Adrian Dantley 3 34.7 17.0 3.0 5.3 8.3 3.7 1.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 6.7 11.7 .571 - - - 3.7 5.7 .647

Season 3
Miles Bridges Adrian Dantley
Season 2020-211978-79
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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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%
Miles Bridges 66 29.3 12.7 1.2 4.8 6.0 2.2 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.7 9.4 .503 1.8 4.4 .400 1.5 1.7 .867
difference:+6+0.3+4.6+1.0+1.3+0.3+0.1+0.4+0.6-1.0-0.5+1.5+2.8+.007+3.4+4.0+.013
Adrian Dantley 60 29.6 17.3 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.3 1.1 0.2 2.6 2.7 6.2 12.2 .510 - - - 4.9 5.7 .854
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Adrian Dantley 8 29.5 17.6 1.3 2.9 4.1 1.4 0.8 0.1 2.4 3.0 6.3 11.1 .562 - - - 5.1 6.5 .788

Season 4
Miles Bridges Adrian Dantley
Season 2021-221979-80
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Miles Bridges 80 35.5 20.2 1.1 5.9 7.0 3.8 0.9 0.8 1.9 2.4 7.5 15.2 .491 1.9 5.8 .331 3.3 4.2 .802
difference:+12+3.8+7.8+1.6+1.0+0.6+1.0+0.5+0.6-1.5-0.7+3.2+3.4+.085+1.9+5.8+3.2+3.5+.040
Adrian Dantley 68 39.3 28.0 2.7 4.9 7.6 2.8 1.4 0.2 3.4 3.1 10.7 18.6 .576 0.0 0.0 - 6.5 7.7 .842
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor Adrian Dantley played in the postseason in their season 4

Note: Miles Bridges didn't play in 2022-23.

Season 5
Miles Bridges Adrian Dantley
Season 2023-241980-81
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Miles Bridges 69 37.4 21.0 1.0 6.3 7.3 3.3 0.9 0.5 2.0 1.7 8.1 17.5 .462 2.3 6.5 .349 2.5 3.1 .825
difference:+11+5.3+9.7+1.4+2.3+0.9+0.7+0.5+0.3-1.5-1.4+3.3+2.8+.097+2.3+6.4+.063+5.4+6.7+.019
Adrian Dantley 80 42.7 30.7 2.4 4.0 6.4 4.0 1.4 0.2 3.5 3.1 11.4 20.3 .559 0.0 0.1 .286 7.9 9.8 .806
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor Adrian Dantley played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Miles Bridges Adrian Dantley
Season 2024-251981-82
Team Charlotte HornetsUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards -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%
Miles Bridges 64 31.7 20.3 1.1 6.4 7.5 3.9 0.7 0.7 2.1 1.5 7.3 17.0 .431 2.2 7.0 .313 3.5 4.0 .870
difference:+17+8.1+10.0+1.8+2.9+1.2+0.1+0.5+0.5-1.6-1.6+3.9+2.6+.139+2.2+7.0+4.5+6.1+.078
Adrian Dantley 81 39.8 30.3 2.9 3.5 6.3 4.0 1.2 0.2 3.7 3.1 11.2 19.6 .570 0.0 0.0 - 8.0 10.1 .792
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor Adrian Dantley played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Adrian Dantley played 9 seasons more than Miles Bridges in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 15, from 1983 to 1991—Adrian Dantley played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 9 extra years over Miles Bridges, Adrian Dantley got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 3 All-Star Game
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