Ron Behagen vs. Mikal Bridges Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mikal Bridges and Ron Behagen, 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.

Ron Behagen played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Mikal Bridges, who played 6. Ron Behagen had the first of his seasons in 1973-74, while Mikal Bridges had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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 achivements, 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
Ron Behagen 7 2 1973-74 to 1979-80
Mikal Bridges 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Ron Behagen Mikal Bridges
Season 1973-742018-19
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen 80 25.7 11.0 2.4 4.7 7.1 1.7 0.7 0.5 - 3.6 4.5 10.3 .432 - - - 2.0 2.7 .764
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Ron Behagen Mikal Bridges
Season 1974-752019-20
Team Kansas City-Omaha KingsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen 81 27.2 10.7 1.8 5.5 7.3 1.9 0.7 0.5 - 3.7 4.1 10.3 .399 - - - 2.5 3.3 .754
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen 6 18.0 7.8 0.7 4.2 4.8 1.0 0.2 0.3 - 4.7 3.7 7.2 .512 - - - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Ron Behagen Mikal Bridges
Season 1975-762020-21
Team New Orleans JazzPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen 66 26.3 11.5 2.9 5.5 8.4 2.1 1.0 0.4 - 3.4 4.7 10.5 .446 - - - 2.2 2.7 .804
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 4
Ron Behagen Mikal Bridges
Season 1976-772021-22
Team New Orleans JazzPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen 60 19.5 8.6 2.4 4.8 7.2 1.4 0.7 0.3 - 2.8 3.6 8.5 .418 - - - 1.5 2.1 .714
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 5
Ron Behagen Mikal Bridges
Season 1977-782022-23
Team Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Indiana PacersPhoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen 80 21.7 10.9 2.5 3.9 6.4 1.3 0.8 0.4 2.2 3.3 4.3 10.1 .430 - - - 2.2 3.1 .725
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
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

Season 6
Ron Behagen Mikal Bridges
Season 1978-792023-24
Team Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, Kansas City KingsBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen 15 11.0 4.4 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.4 1.9 4.1 .452 - - - 0.7 0.9 .769
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen ------- --- ----------
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Ron Behagen Mikal Bridges
Season 1979-80-
Team Washington Bullets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen 6 10.7 3.8 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.2 0.0 0.7 0.7 2.3 1.5 3.8 .391 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .833
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ron Behagen 2 7.0 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
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