Mikal Bridges vs. Jamal Murray: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jamal Murray 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 Jamal Murray 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jamal Murray averages 3.2 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 7 seasons (18.0 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 1,419 points more (9,623 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
7
Jamal Murray 18.0
+3.2
8

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,204
7
Jamal Murray 9,623
+1,419
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jamal Murray has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+9.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,085).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
4
Jamal Murray 23.7
+9.8
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
4
Jamal Murray 1,876
+1,085
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+1
Jamal Murray 6

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
Jamal Murray 56
+32

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 146
Jamal Murray 223
+77

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 399
Jamal Murray 442
+43

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 546
+17
Jamal Murray 529

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
+3
Jamal Murray 7

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Jamal Murray 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Jamal Murray 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 2
Jamal Murray 19
+17

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 11
Jamal Murray 49
+38

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 40
Jamal Murray 77
+37

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 57
Jamal Murray 79
+22

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 0
Jamal Murray 0

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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:+3.2+1.1+3.2+2.9+0.3+0.9+1.0+0.6+0.5+2.7+1+20
Jamal Murray 18.0 6.6 14.6 45.5 2.1 5.6 38.1 2.6 2.9 87.0 8 536

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:+1,419+492+1,481+2.9+169+373+1.0+266+264+2.7+1+20
Jamal Murray 9,623 3,551 7,799 45.5 1,146 3,004 38.1 1,375 1,580 87.0 8 536

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:+9.8+3.3+7.7+0.9+1.1+2.6+2.0+2.0+2.1+4.8+1+22
Jamal Murray 23.7 8.8 19.4 45.7 2.6 6.8 38.3 3.5 3.8 90.4 5 79

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:+1,085+387+861+0.9+120+301+2.0+191+206+4.8+1+22
Jamal Murray 1,876 698 1,529 45.7 206 538 38.3 274 303 90.4 5 79

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
201982
Jamal Murray 9.9
+1.6
201782

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
202073
Jamal Murray 16.7
+7.6
201881

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
202172
Jamal Murray 18.2
+4.7
201975

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
202282
Jamal Murray 18.5
+4.3
202059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
202383
Jamal Murray 21.2
+1.1
202148

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+0.1
202383
Jamal Murray 20.0
2023NBA Champion65

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 19.6
202482
Jamal Murray 21.2
+1.6
202459

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 17.6
202582
Jamal Murray 21.4
+3.8
202567

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
202122
Jamal Murray 21.3
+10.2
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
202213
Jamal Murray 26.5
+13.2
202019

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+23.5
20234
Jamal Murray -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
20234
Jamal Murray 26.1
+2.6
2023NBA Champion20

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20240
Jamal Murray 20.6
+20.6
202412

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 15.6
202518
Jamal Murray 21.8
+6.2
202514