Mikal Bridges vs. Jalen Brunson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Jalen Brunson 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 Jalen Brunson 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.
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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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jalen Brunson averages 3.3 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 7 seasons (18.1 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 617 points more (8,821 vs. 8,204).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | 7 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | +3.3 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,204 | 7 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | +617 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jalen Brunson has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+11.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+910).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | 4 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | +11.5 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | 4 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | +910 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 146 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 202 | +56 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 399 | +26 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 373 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 546 | +72 | ||
| Jalen Brunson | 474 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 13 | +3 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 9 | +9 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 11 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 48 | +37 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 61 | +21 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 57 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 67 | +10 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Jalen Brunson | 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 | 48.4 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 37.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 84.3 | 7 | 556 |
| difference: | +3.3 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +2.0 | +69 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 18.1 | 6.7 | 13.6 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 38.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
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: | +617 | +182 | +313 | +0.5 | +199 | +633 | +1.8 | +452 | +580 | +2.0 | +69 | |
| Jalen Brunson | 8,821 | 3,241 | 6,631 | 48.9 | 778 | 1,998 | 38.9 | 1,561 | 1,896 | 82.3 | 7 | 487 |
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: | +11.5 | +3.5 | +8.0 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.6 | +2.1 | +3.8 | +4.7 | +3.0 | +1 | +10 |
| Jalen Brunson | 25.4 | 9.0 | 19.7 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 34.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
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: | +910 | +295 | +650 | +0.6 | +46 | +149 | +2.1 | +274 | +335 | +3.0 | +1 | +10 |
| Jalen Brunson | 1,701 | 606 | 1,318 | 46.0 | 132 | 386 | 34.2 | 357 | 432 | 82.6 | 5 | 67 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Mikal Bridges' additional seasons: | ||||
* Mikal Bridges played 1 season more than Jalen Brunson in the NBA. In that year—his season 8 in 2025—he averaged 17.6 points in a total of 82 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Jalen Brunson | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Jalen Brunson | 29.4 | +29.4 | 2025 | 18 |
Mikal Bridges' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Mikal Bridges played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.6 points in a total of 18 games. |