Mikal Bridges vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Brook Lopez 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 18 NBA regular seasons played, Brook Lopez averages 0.9 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 8 seasons (15.7 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 8,959 points more (17,687 vs. 8,728).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
8
Brook Lopez 15.7
+0.9
18

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,728
8
Brook Lopez 17,687
+8,959
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Brook Lopez has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+0.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+461).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
4
Brook Lopez 14.1
+0.2
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
4
Brook Lopez 1,252
+461
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+7
Brook Lopez 0

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 25
Brook Lopez 45
+20

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 155
Brook Lopez 347
+192

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 429
Brook Lopez 868
+439

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 578
Brook Lopez 1,122
+544

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
+3
Brook Lopez 7

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 2
Brook Lopez 2

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 11
Brook Lopez 21
+10

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 40
Brook Lopez 60
+20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 57
Brook Lopez 87
+30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mikal Bridges 14.8 5.6 11.4 48.7 1.8 4.8 37.4 1.9 2.3 84.1 8 588
difference:+0.9+0.4+0.6+0.9+0.8+2.0+2.1+0.8+1.1+4.4+10+541
Brook Lopez 15.7 6.0 12.0 49.6 1.0 2.8 35.3 2.7 3.4 79.7 18 1,129

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mikal Bridges 8,728 3,269 6,719 48.7 1,050 2,806 37.4 1,140 1,356 84.1 8 588
difference:+8,959+3,469+6,867+0.9+64+346+2.1+1,957+2,528+4.4+10+541
Brook Lopez 17,687 6,738 13,586 49.6 1,114 3,152 35.3 3,097 3,884 79.7 18 1,129

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:+0.2+0.1+1.1+4.8+0.4+1.0+3.2+0.7+0.9+2.8+5+32
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

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:+461+172+273+4.8+8+47+3.2+109+135+2.8+5+32
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
201982
Brook Lopez 13.0
+4.7
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
202073
Brook Lopez 18.8
+9.7
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
202172
Brook Lopez 20.4
+6.9
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
202282
Brook Lopez 19.2
+5.0
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+0.7
202383
Brook Lopez 19.4
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 19.6
202482
Brook Lopez 20.7
+1.1
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 17.6
+0.4
202582
Brook Lopez 17.2
201572

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 16.4
202632
Brook Lopez 20.6
+4.2
201673

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

- Brook Lopez played 10 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 18, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 13.7 points in a total of 642 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 7.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
+11.1
202122
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
+13.3
202213
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+1.2
20234
Brook Lopez 22.3
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20240
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 15.6
202518
Brook Lopez 19.8
+4.2
20156

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP *
20260
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20160
* season in progress

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

- During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 76 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.

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