Mikal Bridges vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards 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
Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Mikal Bridges.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring stats than Mikal Bridges in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 9.1 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 7 seasons (23.9 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 893 points more (9,097 vs. 8,204).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | 7 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | +9.1 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,204 | 7 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | +893 | 5 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+13 points per game) and he also scored more points (+339).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | 4 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +13.0 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | 4 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | +339 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 146 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 255 | +109 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 399 | +49 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 350 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 546 | +167 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 379 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | +8 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 11 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | +20 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | +2 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 57 | +15 | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 48.4 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 37.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 84.3 | 7 | 556 |
| difference: | +9.1 | +2.9 | +7.4 | +3.8 | +1.1 | +3.3 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +2.8 | +3.9 | +2 | +175 |
| Anthony Edwards | 23.9 | 8.4 | 18.8 | 44.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,204 | 3,059 | 6,318 | 48.4 | 977 | 2,631 | 37.1 | 1,109 | 1,316 | 84.3 | 7 | 556 |
| difference: | +893 | +141 | +849 | +3.8 | +132 | +412 | +0.7 | +479 | +660 | +3.9 | +2 | +175 |
| Anthony Edwards | 9,097 | 3,200 | 7,167 | 44.6 | 1,109 | 3,043 | 36.4 | 1,588 | 1,976 | 80.4 | 5 | 381 |
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: | +13.0 | +3.9 | +8.4 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +4.0 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +4.6 | +6.8 | +15 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
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: | +339 | +85 | +178 | +0.3 | +44 | +108 | +1.4 | +125 | +167 | +6.8 | +15 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Mikal Bridges' additional seasons: | ||||
* Mikal Bridges played 2 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 164 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.2 | +25.2 | 2022 | 6 |
Mikal Bridges' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Mikal Bridges played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 18 games. |