Mikal Bridges vs. Kyrie Irving: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyrie Irving 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.

Kyrie Irving has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Mikal Bridges.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kyrie Irving 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
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 8.9 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 7 seasons (23.7 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 10,229 points more (18,433 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
7
Kyrie Irving 23.7
+8.9
14

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,204
7
Kyrie Irving 18,433
+10,229
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+9.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,420).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
4
Kyrie Irving 23.0
+9.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
4
Kyrie Irving 2,211
+1,420
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Kyrie Irving 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Kyrie Irving 6
+6

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
Kyrie Irving 37
+30

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
Kyrie Irving 176
+152

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 146
Kyrie Irving 535
+389

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 399
Kyrie Irving 739
+340

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 546
Kyrie Irving 777
+231

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
+8
Kyrie Irving 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Kyrie Irving 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 2
Kyrie Irving 22
+20

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 11
Kyrie Irving 66
+55

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 40
Kyrie Irving 92
+52

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 57
Kyrie Irving 96
+39

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 0
Kyrie Irving 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:+8.9+3.2+7.0+1.0+0.6+1.4+2.3+1.8+1.9+4.5+7+223
Kyrie Irving 23.7 8.7 18.4 47.4 2.4 6.1 39.4 3.8 4.3 88.8 14 779

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:+10,229+3,728+7,995+1.0+899+2,132+2.3+1,874+2,044+4.5+7+223
Kyrie Irving 18,433 6,787 14,313 47.4 1,876 4,763 39.4 2,983 3,360 88.8 14 779

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:+9.1+3.0+6.9+0.8+0.8+1.8+2.9+2.2+2.5+2.7+3+39
Kyrie Irving 23.0 8.5 18.6 45.8 2.3 6.0 39.2 3.7 4.2 88.3 7 96

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:+1,420+504+1,113+0.8+139+337+2.9+273+306+2.7+3+39
Kyrie Irving 2,211 815 1,781 45.8 225 574 39.2 356 403 88.3 7 96

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
201982
Kyrie Irving 18.5
+10.2
201251

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
202073
Kyrie Irving 22.5
+13.4
201359

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
202172
Kyrie Irving 20.8
+7.3
201471

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
202282
Kyrie Irving 21.7
+7.5
201575

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+0.5
202383
Kyrie Irving 19.6
2016NBA Champion53

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 19.6
202482
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+5.6
201772

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 17.6
202582
Kyrie Irving 24.4
+6.8
201860

Kyrie Irving's additional seasons:

* Kyrie Irving played 7 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 14, from 2019 to 2025—he averaged 25.8 points in a total of 338 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 23.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20120

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20130

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
+11.1
202122
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20140

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
202213
Kyrie Irving 19.0
+5.7
201513

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
20234
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+1.7
2016NBA Champion21

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20240
Kyrie Irving 25.9
+25.9
201718

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 15.6
+15.6
202518
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20180

Kyrie Irving's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Kyrie Irving played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.0 points in a total of 44 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.7 ppg and his lowest 21.3.