William Bedford vs. Mikal Bridges Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Mikal Bridges and William Bedford, 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.

William Bedford and Mikal Bridges both played 6 years in the NBA. William Bedford had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
William Bedford 6 3 1986-87 to 1992-93
Mikal Bridges 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
William Bedford Mikal Bridges
Season 1986-872018-19
Team Phoenix SunsPhoenix Suns
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 %
William Bedford 50 19.6 6.7 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.5 2.8 7.2 .397 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.7 .581
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 %
William Bedford ------- --- ----------
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------

Season 2
William Bedford Mikal Bridges
Season 1987-882019-20
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
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 %
William Bedford 38 7.8 2.7 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.2 1.2 2.7 .436 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.6 .565
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 %
William Bedford ------- --- ----------
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------

Note: William Bedford didn't play in 1988-89.

Season 3
William Bedford Mikal Bridges
Season 1989-902020-21
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionSuns 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 %
William Bedford 42 5.9 2.8 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.3 3.0 .432 0.0 0.1 .167 0.2 0.5 .409
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 %
William Bedford 5 3.8 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.2 1.2 .167 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
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
William Bedford Mikal Bridges
Season 1990-912021-22
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf FinalsSuns 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 %
William Bedford 60 9.4 4.5 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 1.8 4.0 .438 0.1 0.2 .385 0.9 1.3 .705
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 %
William Bedford 8 8.1 2.4 1.1 1.6 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.8 0.6 3.0 .208 0.0 0.3 .000 1.1 1.8 .643
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
William Bedford Mikal Bridges
Season 1991-922022-23
Team Detroit PistonsPhoenix Suns, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
William Bedford 32 11.3 3.6 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 1.8 1.6 3.8 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .636
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 %
William Bedford 1 9.0 6.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
William Bedford Mikal Bridges
Season 1992-932023-24
Team San Antonio SpursBrooklyn 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 %
William Bedford 16 4.1 1.6 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.6 1.7 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.4 0.8 .500
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 %
William Bedford ------- --- ----------
Mikal Bridges ------- --- ----------
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