Mikal Bridges vs. Derrick Rose: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick Rose 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.

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

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Derrick Rose averages 2.6 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 7 seasons (17.4 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 4,369 points more (12,573 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
7
Derrick Rose 17.4
+2.6
15

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,204
7
Derrick Rose 12,573
+4,369
15

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Derrick Rose has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+350).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
4
Derrick Rose 21.9
+8.0
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
4
Derrick Rose 1,141
+350
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+4
Derrick Rose 3

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
Derrick Rose 56
+32

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 146
Derrick Rose 293
+147

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 399
Derrick Rose 594
+195

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 546
Derrick Rose 714
+168

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
+1
Derrick Rose 9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 2
Derrick Rose 12
+10

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 11
Derrick Rose 30
+19

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 40
Derrick Rose 48
+8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 57
+6
Derrick Rose 51

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 0
Derrick Rose 1
+1

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 5.5 11.4 48.4 1.8 4.7 37.1 2.0 2.4 84.3 7 556
difference:+2.6+1.3+3.5+2.8+1.0+2.1+5.5+1.0+1.2+1.2+8+167
Derrick Rose 17.4 6.8 14.9 45.6 0.8 2.6 31.6 3.0 3.6 83.1 15 723

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:+4,369+1,862+4,480+2.8+387+765+5.5+1,032+1,259+1.2+8+167
Derrick Rose 12,573 4,921 10,798 45.6 590 1,866 31.6 2,141 2,575 83.1 15 723

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:+8.0+2.9+8.0+4.0+0.2+0.1+4.1+2.4+2.9+1.1+4+5
Derrick Rose 21.9 8.4 19.7 42.6 1.3 4.1 32.2 3.9 4.6 84.5 8 52

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:+350+125+356+4.0+18+26+4.1+118+141+1.1+4+5
Derrick Rose 1,141 436 1,024 42.6 68 211 32.2 201 238 84.5 8 52

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
201982
Derrick Rose 16.8
+8.5
200981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
202073
Derrick Rose 20.8
+11.7
201078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
202172
Derrick Rose 25.0
+11.5
201181

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
202282
Derrick Rose 21.8
+7.6
201239

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+4.2
202383
Derrick Rose 15.9
201410

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 19.6
+1.9
202482
Derrick Rose 17.7
201551

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 17.6
+1.2
202582
Derrick Rose 16.4
201666

Derrick Rose's additional seasons:

* Derrick Rose played 9 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2017 to 2024—he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 342 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.1 ppg and his lowest 5.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Derrick Rose 19.7
+19.7
20097

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Derrick Rose 26.8
+26.8
20105

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
202122
Derrick Rose 27.1
+16.0
201116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
202213
Derrick Rose 23.0
+9.7
20121

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+23.5
20234
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20140

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20240
Derrick Rose 20.3
+20.3
201512

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 15.6
+15.6
202518
Derrick Rose -
DNP
20160

Derrick Rose's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Derrick Rose played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.9 points in a total of 16 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19.4 ppg and his lowest 0.