Mikal Bridges vs. Vern Mikkelsen Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vern Mikkelsen and Mikal Bridges that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Mikal Bridges

vs.

Vern Mikkelsen

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mikal Bridges: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mikal Bridges 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

NBA Seasons Mikal Bridges 6 Vern Mikkelsen 10

Playoffs Played Mikal Bridges 3 Vern Mikkelsen 9

All-Star Games Mikal Bridges 0 Vern Mikkelsen 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 0 Vern Mikkelsen 4

All-Defensive 1st Team Mikal Bridges 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mikal Bridges 1 Vern Mikkelsen 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 14.3 Vern Mikkelsen 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.1 Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.6 Vern Mikkelsen 2.2

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.2 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.6 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 6,760 Vern Mikkelsen 10,063

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 1,948 Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 1,211 Vern Mikkelsen 1,515

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 575 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 274 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 474 Vern Mikkelsen 699

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .480 Vern Mikkelsen .403

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .375 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .846 Vern Mikkelsen .766

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 20.1 (2023) Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 3.6 (2024) Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.6 (2019) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.9 (2021) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 13.1 Vern Mikkelsen 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.5 Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 2.3 Vern Mikkelsen 1.8

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 0.8 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mikal Bridges 511 Vern Mikkelsen 1,141

Total Rebounds Mikal Bridges 176 Vern Mikkelsen 585 *

Total Assists Mikal Bridges 89 Vern Mikkelsen 152

Total Steals Mikal Bridges 38 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Blocks Mikal Bridges 30 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Total Games Mikal Bridges 39 Vern Mikkelsen 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mikal Bridges .472 Vern Mikkelsen .396

3-Point Percentage Mikal Bridges .379 Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mikal Bridges .877 Vern Mikkelsen .783

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mikal Bridges 23.5 (2023) Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Mikal Bridges 5.3 (2023) Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) *

Assists Per Game Mikal Bridges 4.0 (2023) Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957)

Steals Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.1 (2022) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mikal Bridges 1.0 (2022) Vern Mikkelsen - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.