Mikal Bridges vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins 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 DeMarcus Cousins has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Mikal Bridges. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 4.8 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 8 seasons (19.6 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 4,483 points more (12,802 vs. 8,319).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | 8 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | +4.8 | 11 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,319 | 8 | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | +4,483 | 11 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Mikal Bridges has a better career point average than DeMarcus Cousins (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+624).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | +5.5 | 4 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | +624 | 4 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 149 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 316 | +167 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 406 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 542 | +136 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 553 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 650 | +97 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | +6 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | |||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 2 | +2 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 11 | +11 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 0 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | +32 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 57 | +37 | ||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 20 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 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: | +4.8 | +1.5 | +3.8 | +2.5 | +1.1 | +2.7 | +4.2 | +3.0 | +4.3 | +10.6 | +3 | +91 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 19.6 | 7.0 | 15.2 | 46.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 33.1 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 73.7 | 11 | 654 |
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: | +4,483 | +1,461 | +3,529 | +2.5 | +568 | +1,378 | +4.2 | +2,129 | +3,079 | +10.6 | +3 | +91 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12,802 | 4,562 | 9,924 | 46.0 | 426 | 1,288 | 33.1 | 3,252 | 4,411 | 73.7 | 11 | 654 |
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: | +5.5 | +2.5 | +5.5 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +2.8 | +3.0 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +15.2 | +1 | +37 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 8.4 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 47.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 39.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 70.4 | 3 | 20 |
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: | +624 | +252 | +544 | +1.0 | +75 | +209 | +3.0 | +45 | +43 | +15.2 | +1 | +37 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 167 | 59 | 124 | 47.6 | 11 | 28 | 39.3 | 38 | 54 | 70.4 | 3 | 20 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons: | ||||
* DeMarcus Cousins played 5 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2019 to 2022—he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 215 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 8.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2011 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 11.1 | +11.1 | 2021 | 22 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2022 | 13 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 23.5 | +23.5 | 2023 | 4 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 15.6 | +15.6 | 2025 | 18 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 30 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6. |