Mikal Bridges vs. Darius Garland: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Darius Garland 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 Darius Garland has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Mikal Bridges scored more total points in both stages. 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Darius Garland averages 4.1 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 8 seasons (18.9 points against 14.8). On the other hand Mikal Bridges scored a total of 1,115 points more than Darius Garland (8,319 vs. 7,204).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | 8 | |
| Darius Garland | 18.9 | +4.1 | 6 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,319 | +1,115 | 8 |
| Darius Garland | 7,204 | 6 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Darius Garland has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+3.4 points per game) while Mikal Bridges scored more points (+410).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | 4 | |
| Darius Garland | 17.3 | +3.4 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | +410 | 4 |
| Darius Garland | 381 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Darius Garland | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 149 | |||
| Darius Garland | 166 | +17 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 406 | +60 | ||
| Darius Garland | 346 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 553 | +171 | ||
| Darius Garland | 382 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | +10 | ||
| Darius Garland | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 11 | +2 | ||
| Darius Garland | 9 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | +19 | ||
| Darius Garland | 21 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 57 | +35 | ||
| Darius Garland | 22 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Darius Garland | 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 | 48.5 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 37.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 84.3 | 8 | 563 |
| difference: | +4.1 | +1.4 | +3.8 | +3.2 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +2.4 | +2 | +181 |
| Darius Garland | 18.9 | 6.9 | 15.2 | 45.3 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 38.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 86.7 | 6 | 382 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,319 | 3,101 | 6,395 | 48.5 | 994 | 2,666 | 37.3 | 1,123 | 1,332 | 84.3 | 8 | 563 |
| difference: | +1,115 | +466 | +577 | +3.2 | +97 | +353 | +1.5 | +86 | +136 | +2.4 | +2 | +181 |
| Darius Garland | 7,204 | 2,635 | 5,818 | 45.3 | 897 | 2,313 | 38.8 | 1,037 | 1,196 | 86.7 | 6 | 382 |
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: | +3.4 | +0.7 | +2.8 | +3.7 | +0.6 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +0.1 | +1 | +35 |
| Darius Garland | 17.3 | 6.2 | 14.5 | 42.8 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 34.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 85.7 | 3 | 22 |
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: | +410 | +174 | +348 | +3.7 | +39 | +100 | +2.0 | +23 | +27 | +0.1 | +1 | +35 |
| Darius Garland | 381 | 137 | 320 | 42.8 | 47 | 137 | 34.3 | 60 | 70 | 85.7 | 3 | 22 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Mikal Bridges' additional seasons: | ||||
* Mikal Bridges played 2 seasons more than Darius Garland in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 17.5 points in a total of 89 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 11.1 | +11.1 | 2021 | 22 |
| Darius Garland | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Darius Garland | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2025 | 5 |
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. |