Miles Bridges vs. Sam Cassell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Sam Cassell 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 Sam Cassell, who played 15. Miles Bridges had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, while Sam Cassell had his rookie season in 1993-94. 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
Sam Cassell 15 11 1993-94 to 2007-08

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Miles Bridges Sam Cassell
Season 2018-191993-94
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+14+4.2+0.8+0.4+1.5+2.0+1.7+0.2+0.5-0.8-0.7+0.5+0.5+.046+0.4+1.2+.030+0.7+0.6+.088
Sam Cassell 66 17.0 6.7 0.4 1.7 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.4 2.1 2.5 5.9 .418 0.4 1.3 .295 1.4 1.6 .841
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Sam Cassell 22 21.7 9.4 0.9 1.8 2.7 4.2 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.8 2.9 7.3 .394 0.8 2.0 .378 2.9 3.4 .865

Season 2
Miles Bridges Sam Cassell
Season 2019-201994-95
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+17+7.7+3.5+0.9+2.1+3.0+3.1+0.5+0.5-0.5-0.5+1.8+4.4+.003+0.7+2.3+1.0+1.1+.034
Sam Cassell 82 23.0 9.5 0.5 2.1 2.6 4.9 1.1 0.2 2.0 2.5 3.1 7.2 .427 0.8 2.3 .330 2.6 3.1 .843
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Sam Cassell 22 22.0 11.0 0.4 1.5 1.9 4.0 1.0 0.1 1.5 3.0 3.4 7.7 .438 1.1 2.7 .400 3.2 3.9 .835

Season 3
Miles Bridges Sam Cassell
Season 2020-211995-96
Team Charlotte HornetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets 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:+5+1.7+1.8+0.4+2.6+2.9+2.4+0.2+0.7-1.0-0.5+1.4+.064+0.6+1.0+.052+2.4+3.0+.042
Sam Cassell 61 27.6 14.5 0.8 2.2 3.1 4.6 0.9 0.1 2.6 2.7 4.7 10.8 .439 1.2 3.4 .348 3.9 4.7 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Sam Cassell 8 25.8 10.4 0.1 2.0 2.1 4.3 0.8 0.1 2.3 2.5 3.3 10.1 .321 1.0 3.6 .276 2.9 3.6 .793

Season 4
Miles Bridges Sam Cassell
Season 2021-221996-97
Team Charlotte HornetsPhoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, New Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
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:+19+7.4+4.3+0.3+3.7+4.0+1.2+0.4+0.5-0.9-0.9+2.0+2.4+.061+0.6+2.0+.020+0.2+0.1+.043
Sam Cassell 61 28.1 15.9 0.8 2.2 3.0 5.0 1.3 0.3 2.8 3.3 5.5 12.8 .430 1.3 3.8 .351 3.5 4.1 .845
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Miles Bridges nor Sam Cassell played in the postseason in their season 4

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

Season 5
Miles Bridges Sam Cassell
Season 2023-241997-98
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+6+2.7+1.4+4.2+4.3+4.7+0.7+0.2-1.6-1.8+1.3+2.1+.021+2.1+5.4+.161+3.3+3.7+.035
Sam Cassell 75 34.7 19.6 1.0 2.1 3.0 8.0 1.6 0.3 3.6 3.5 6.8 15.4 .441 0.2 1.1 .188 5.8 6.8 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Sam Cassell 3 9.0 2.0 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
Miles Bridges Sam Cassell
Season 2024-251998-99
Team Charlotte HornetsNew Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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:+56+6.8+4.4+0.5+5.1+5.6+0.6+0.4+0.7-0.4-1.3+2.4+5.4+.012+1.9+5.7+.113+2.4+2.3+.070
Sam Cassell 8 24.9 15.9 0.6 1.3 1.9 4.5 1.1 0.0 2.5 2.8 4.9 11.6 .419 0.3 1.3 .200 5.9 6.3 .940
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Miles Bridges DNP------ --- ----------
Sam Cassell 3 34.3 15.3 0.0 2.0 2.0 8.7 1.0 0.0 2.3 4.7 5.3 10.7 .500 0.0 0.3 .000 4.7 5.3 .875

Additional Years

* Sam Cassell played 9 seasons more than Miles Bridges in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 15, from 2000 to 2008—Sam Cassell played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 9 extra years over Miles Bridges, Sam Cassell got these achievements:

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