Miles Bridges vs. Magic Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Magic Johnson 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.

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, 7 less than Magic Johnson, who played 13. Miles Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Magic Johnson had his rookie season in 1979-80. 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
	Miles Bridges	Magic Johnson
Season	2018-19	1979-80
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-Rookie First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
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	+15.1	+10.5	+1.4	+2.4	+3.7	+6.1	+1.7	+0.1	-3.4	-1.4	+3.5	+5.9	+.066	+0.7	+2.1	+.099	+4.2	+5.0	+.057
Magic Johnson	77	36.3	18.0	2.2	5.6	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	4.0	2.8	6.5	12.3	.530	0.1	0.4	.226	4.9	6.0	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Miles Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	16	41.1	18.3	3.3	7.3	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	4.1	2.9	6.4	12.4	.518	0.1	0.5	.250	5.3	6.6	.802

Season 2
	Miles Bridges	Magic Johnson
Season	2019-20	1980-81
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Steals Leader
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers 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	TO	PF	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:	+28	+6.4	+8.6	+1.3	+1.7	+3.0	+6.8	+2.8		-2.4	-0.7	+3.5	+4.3	+.108	+1.4	+4.1	+.154	+3.0	+4.1	+.049
Magic Johnson	37	37.1	21.6	2.7	5.9	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	3.9	2.7	8.4	15.9	.532	0.1	0.5	.176	4.6	6.1	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Miles Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	3	42.3	17.0	2.7	11.0	13.7	7.0	2.7	1.0	3.7	4.7	6.3	16.3	.388	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.7	.650

Season 3
	Miles Bridges	Magic Johnson
Season	2020-21	1981-82
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	Steals Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
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:	+12	+9.0	+5.9	+2.0	+1.6	+3.6	+7.3	+2.0	+0.4	-2.1	-0.7	+2.4	+3.9	+.034	+1.7	+4.0	+.193	+2.7	+3.9	+.107
Magic Johnson	78	38.3	18.6	3.2	6.4	9.6	9.5	2.7	0.4	3.7	2.9	7.1	13.3	.537	0.1	0.4	.207	4.2	5.6	.760
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Miles Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	14	40.1	17.4	3.9	7.4	11.3	9.3	2.9	0.2	3.1	3.6	5.9	11.2	.529	0.0	0.3	.000	5.5	6.6	.828

Season 4
	Miles Bridges	Magic Johnson
Season	2021-22	1982-83
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers 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		%
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:	+1	+1.3	+3.4	+1.6		+1.6	+6.7	+1.3	+0.2	-1.9	-0.1	+1.0	+3.4	+.057	+1.9	+5.5	+.331	+0.5	+0.6	+.002
Magic Johnson	79	36.8	16.8	2.7	5.9	8.6	10.5	2.2	0.6	3.8	2.5	6.5	11.8	.548	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	4.8	.800
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Miles Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	15	42.9	17.9	3.4	5.1	8.5	12.8	2.3	0.8	4.3	3.3	6.7	13.7	.485	0.0	0.7	.000	4.5	5.4	.840

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

Season 5
	Miles Bridges	Magic Johnson
Season	2023-24	1983-84
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Assists Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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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		%
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:	+2	+0.9	+3.4	+0.5	+0.4		+9.8	+1.3	+0.2	-2.6	-0.8	+1.5	+5.9	+.103	+2.2	+6.1	+.142	+1.8	+2.2	+.015
Magic Johnson	67	38.3	17.6	1.5	5.9	7.3	13.1	2.2	0.7	4.6	2.5	6.6	11.6	.565	0.1	0.4	.207	4.3	5.3	.810
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Miles Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	21	39.9	18.2	1.2	5.4	6.6	13.5	2.0	1.0	3.8	3.4	7.2	13.0	.551	0.0	0.3	.000	3.8	4.8	.800

Season 6
	Miles Bridges	Magic Johnson
Season	2024-25	1984-85
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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		%
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:	+13	+4.4	+2.0	+0.1	+1.4	+1.3	+8.7	+0.8	+0.4	-1.9	-0.5	+0.8	+5.3	+.130	+2.1	+6.5	+.124	+1.6	+2.0	+.027
Magic Johnson	77	36.1	18.3	1.2	5.0	6.2	12.6	1.5	0.3	4.0	2.0	6.5	11.7	.561	0.1	0.5	.189	5.1	6.0	.843
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Miles Bridges	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Magic Johnson	19	36.2	17.5	1.0	6.1	7.1	15.2	1.7	0.2	4.0	2.5	6.1	11.9	.513	0.1	0.4	.143	5.3	6.2	.847

Additional Years
* Magic Johnson played 7 seasons more than Miles Bridges in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 7 to 13, from 1986 to 1996—Magic Johnson played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those 7 extra years over Miles Bridges, Magic Johnson got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Finals MVP 3 Season MVP 6 All-NBA First Team 2 Assists Leader 6 All-Star Game 1 All-Star Game MVP