Mikal Bridges vs. Derrick White: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Derrick White 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 Mikal Bridges has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Derrick White scored more points in the postseason. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Mikal Bridges averages 1.8 points more than Derrick White in his 9 seasons (14.8 points against 13.0), and he also scored a total of 1,805 points more (8,319 vs. 6,514).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | +1.8 | 8 |
| Derrick White | 13.0 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,319 | +1,805 | 8 |
| Derrick White | 6,514 | 9 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Mikal Bridges has a better career point average than Derrick White (+0.6 points per game) while Derrick White scored more points (+310).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | +0.6 | 4 |
| Derrick White | 13.3 | 6 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | 4 | |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | +310 | 6 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 149 | +72 | ||
| Derrick White | 77 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 406 | +65 | ||
| Derrick White | 341 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 553 | +67 | ||
| Derrick White | 486 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | |||
| Derrick White | 16 | +6 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 11 | |||
| Derrick White | 15 | +4 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | |||
| Derrick White | 54 | +14 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 57 | |||
| Derrick White | 79 | +22 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Derrick White | 4 | +4 | ||
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: | +1.8 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +4.0 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +1 | +61 | |
| Derrick White | 13.0 | 4.5 | 10.1 | 44.5 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 36.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 85.2 | 9 | 502 |
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: | +1,805 | +849 | +1,332 | +4.0 | +30 | +30 | +0.7 | +77 | +105 | +0.9 | +1 | +61 |
| Derrick White | 6,514 | 2,252 | 5,063 | 44.5 | 964 | 2,636 | 36.6 | 1,046 | 1,227 | 85.2 | 9 | 502 |
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: | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +2.9 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +2 | +26 |
| Derrick White | 13.3 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 45.6 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 39.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
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: | +310 | +67 | +161 | +1.0 | +101 | +240 | +2.9 | +75 | +88 | +0.2 | +2 | +26 |
| Derrick White | 1,101 | 378 | 829 | 45.6 | 187 | 477 | 39.2 | 158 | 185 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Derrick White's additional seasons: | ||||
* Derrick White played 1 season more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2026—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 8 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 2.3 | +2.3 | 2018 | 3 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 15.1 | +15.1 | 2019 | 7 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 11.1 | +11.1 | 2021 | 22 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 13.3 | +13.3 | 2022 | 13 |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 13.4 | +13.4 | 2023 | 20 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Derrick White | 18.8 | +18.8 | 2025 | 11 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Derrick White's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Derrick White didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |