Mikal Bridges vs. J.R. Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of J.R. Smith 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.

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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 while J.R. Smith scored more total points in both stages. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Mikal Bridges averages 2.4 points more than J.R. Smith in his 16 seasons (14.8 points against 12.4). On the other hand J.R. Smith scored a total of 3,944 points more than Mikal Bridges (12,148 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
+2.4
7
J.R. Smith 12.4
16

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,204
7
J.R. Smith 12,148
+3,944
16

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Mikal Bridges has a better career point average than J.R. Smith (+3.2 points per game) while J.R. Smith scored more points (+702).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
+3.2
4
J.R. Smith 10.7
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
4
J.R. Smith 1,493
+702
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+3
J.R. Smith 4

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
J.R. Smith 24

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 146
J.R. Smith 160
+14

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 399
J.R. Smith 604
+205

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 546
J.R. Smith 932
+386

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
J.R. Smith 45
+35

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 2
+2
J.R. Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 11
J.R. Smith 14
+3

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 40
J.R. Smith 77
+37

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 57
J.R. Smith 130
+73

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 0
J.R. Smith 10
+10

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:+2.4+1.0+0.7+6.6+0.2+0.6+0.2+0.5+0.4+11.0+9+421
J.R. Smith 12.4 4.5 10.7 41.9 2.0 5.3 37.3 1.5 2.0 73.3 16 977

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:+3,944+1,321+4,147+6.6+953+2,547+0.2+349+674+11.0+9+421
J.R. Smith 12,148 4,380 10,465 41.9 1,930 5,178 37.3 1,458 1,990 73.3 16 977

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:+3.2+1.8+2.4+6.8+0.6+1.5+0.4+0.3+0.1+15.0+8+83
J.R. Smith 10.7 3.7 9.3 39.7 2.1 5.7 36.7 1.2 1.6 70.6 12 140

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:+702+208+638+6.8+208+564+0.4+78+131+15.0+8+83
J.R. Smith 1,493 519 1,306 39.7 294 801 36.7 161 228 70.6 12 140

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
201982
J.R. Smith 10.3
+2.0
200576

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
+1.4
202073
J.R. Smith 7.7
200655

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
+0.5
202172
J.R. Smith 13.0
200763

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
+1.9
202282
J.R. Smith 12.3
200874

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+4.9
202383
J.R. Smith 15.2
200981

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 19.6
+4.2
202482
J.R. Smith 15.4
201075

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 17.6
+5.3
202582
J.R. Smith 12.3
201179

J.R. Smith's additional seasons:

* J.R. Smith played 9 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2012 to 2020—he averaged 12.4 points in a total of 474 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.1 ppg and his lowest 2.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20050

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
J.R. Smith -
DNP
20060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
+6.6
202122
J.R. Smith 4.5
20074

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
202213
J.R. Smith 18.3
+5.0
20084

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+8.6
20234
J.R. Smith 14.9
200916

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20240
J.R. Smith 11.2
+11.2
20106

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 15.6
+5.8
202518
J.R. Smith 9.8
20115

J.R. Smith's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, J.R. Smith played in 7 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 105 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.3 ppg and his lowest 2.

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