Mikal Bridges vs. Amen Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Amen Thompson and Mikal Bridges to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Mikal Bridges scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Amen Thompson has a better scoring average in the postseason. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Mikal Bridges averages 1.9 points more than Amen Thompson in his 3 seasons (14.9 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 6,646 points more (8,722 vs. 2,076).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.9 | +1.9 | 8 |
| Amen Thompson | 13.0 | 3 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,722 | +6,646 | 8 |
| Amen Thompson | 2,076 | 3 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Amen Thompson has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+1.8 points per game) while Mikal Bridges scored more points (+681).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | 4 | |
| Amen Thompson | 15.7 | +1.8 | 1 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | +681 | 4 |
| Amen Thompson | 110 | 1 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 7 | +7 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 155 | +127 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 28 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 429 | +325 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 104 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 577 | +419 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 158 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | +8 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 2 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 2 | +2 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 11 | +9 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 2 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | +34 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 6 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 57 | +50 | ||
| Amen Thompson | 7 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Amen Thompson | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.9 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 48.6 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 37.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 84.1 | 8 | 587 |
| difference: | +1.9 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +5.1 | +1.5 | +3.5 | +16.2 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +13.5 | +5 | +427 |
| Amen Thompson | 13.0 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 53.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 21.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 70.6 | 3 | 160 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,722 | 3,266 | 6,714 | 48.6 | 1,050 | 2,805 | 37.4 | 1,140 | 1,356 | 84.1 | 8 | 587 |
| difference: | +6,646 | +2,434 | +5,167 | +5.1 | +1,006 | +2,597 | +16.2 | +772 | +835 | +13.5 | +5 | +427 |
| Amen Thompson | 2,076 | 832 | 1,547 | 53.8 | 44 | 208 | 21.2 | 368 | 521 | 70.6 | 3 | 160 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 46.6 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 36.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 85.6 | 4 | 57 |
| difference: | +1.8 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +2.9 | +1.4 | +3.6 | +11.3 | +2.1 | +3.4 | +16.2 | +3 | +50 |
| Amen Thompson | 15.7 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 49.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 69.4 | 1 | 7 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | 311 | 668 | 46.6 | 86 | 237 | 36.3 | 83 | 97 | 85.6 | 4 | 57 |
| difference: | +681 | +269 | +583 | +2.9 | +85 | +233 | +11.3 | +58 | +61 | +16.2 | +3 | +50 |
| Amen Thompson | 110 | 42 | 85 | 49.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 1 | 7 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Mikal Bridges' additional seasons: | ||||
- Mikal Bridges played 5 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 17.8 points in a total of 360 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.1 ppg and his lowest 14.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | 15.7 | +15.7 | 2025 | 7 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 11.1 | +11.1 | 2021 | 22 |
| Amen Thompson | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Mikal Bridges' additional Playoffs: | ||||
- During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Mikal Bridges played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.5 ppg and his lowest 13.3. |