Mikal Bridges vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Klay Thompson 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 Klay Thompson 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Klay Thompson averages 4.3 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 7 seasons (19.1 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 8,332 points more (16,536 vs. 8,204).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | 7 | |
| Klay Thompson | 19.1 | +4.3 | 12 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,204 | 7 | |
| Klay Thompson | 16,536 | +8,332 | 12 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Klay Thompson has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+5.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,241).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | 4 | |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | +5.3 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | 4 | |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | +2,241 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 1 | +1 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 4 | +4 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 146 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 392 | +246 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 399 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 764 | +365 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 546 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 860 | +314 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | +5 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 5 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 11 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 75 | +64 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 143 | +103 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 57 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 158 | +101 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 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: | +4.3 | +1.6 | +4.4 | +3.4 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +4.0 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +5 | +309 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.1 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 45.1 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 86.0 | 12 | 865 |
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: | +8,332 | +3,096 | +7,341 | +3.4 | +1,720 | +3,932 | +4.0 | +420 | +462 | +1.7 | +5 | +309 |
| Klay Thompson | 16,536 | 6,155 | 13,659 | 45.1 | 2,697 | 6,563 | 41.1 | 1,529 | 1,778 | 86.0 | 12 | 865 |
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: | +5.3 | +1.6 | +4.7 | +3.0 | +1.7 | +3.6 | +4.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +5 | +101 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 43.6 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 40.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
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: | +2,241 | +815 | +1,917 | +3.0 | +415 | +1,000 | +4.2 | +196 | +233 | +1.1 | +5 | +101 |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | 1,126 | 2,585 | 43.6 | 501 | 1,237 | 40.5 | 279 | 330 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Klay Thompson's additional seasons: | ||||
* Klay Thompson played 5 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 19.0 points in a total of 328 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.9 ppg and his lowest 14. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2013 | 12 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 15.0 | +15.0 | 2017 | 17 |
Klay Thompson's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Klay Thompson played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 19.6 points in a total of 56 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 20.7 ppg and his lowest 18.5. |