Mikal Bridges vs. Norman Powell: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Norman Powell 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 Mikal Bridges has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Norman Powell scored more points in the postseason. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Mikal Bridges averages 1.5 points more than Norman Powell in his 11 seasons (14.8 points against 13.3), and he also scored a total of 69 points more (8,319 vs. 8,250).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | +1.5 | 8 |
| Norman Powell | 13.3 | 11 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,319 | +69 | 8 |
| Norman Powell | 8,250 | 11 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Mikal Bridges has a better career point average than Norman Powell (+4.2 points per game) while Norman Powell scored more points (+91).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | +4.2 | 4 |
| Norman Powell | 9.7 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | 4 | |
| Norman Powell | 882 | +91 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 149 | |||
| Norman Powell | 152 | +3 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 406 | +9 | ||
| Norman Powell | 397 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 553 | |||
| Norman Powell | 570 | +17 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | |||
| Norman Powell | 51 | +41 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Norman Powell | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 11 | |||
| Norman Powell | 12 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | |||
| Norman Powell | 42 | +2 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 57 | |||
| Norman Powell | 79 | +22 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Norman Powell | 12 | +12 | ||
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 | 48.5 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 37.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 84.3 | 8 | 563 |
| difference: | +1.5 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +1.4 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +2.6 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +3 | +58 |
| Norman Powell | 13.3 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 47.1 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 39.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 82.6 | 11 | 621 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,319 | 3,101 | 6,395 | 48.5 | 994 | 2,666 | 37.3 | 1,123 | 1,332 | 84.3 | 8 | 563 |
| difference: | +69 | +224 | +288 | +1.4 | +76 | +14 | +2.6 | +303 | +395 | +1.7 | +3 | +58 |
| Norman Powell | 8,250 | 2,877 | 6,107 | 47.1 | 1,070 | 2,680 | 39.9 | 1,426 | 1,727 | 82.6 | 11 | 621 |
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: | +4.2 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +2.3 | +0.1 | +5.5 | +5 | +34 | |
| Norman Powell | 9.7 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 45.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 38.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 80.1 | 9 | 91 |
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: | +91 | +4 | +30 | +1.4 | +33 | +71 | +2.3 | +50 | +69 | +5.5 | +5 | +34 |
| Norman Powell | 882 | 315 | 698 | 45.1 | 119 | 308 | 38.6 | 133 | 166 | 80.1 | 9 | 91 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Norman Powell's additional seasons: | ||||
* Norman Powell played 5 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 13, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 17.7 points in a total of 245 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.3 ppg and his lowest 13.9. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Norman Powell | 3.8 | +3.8 | 2016 | 18 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Norman Powell | 11.7 | +11.7 | 2017 | 9 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Norman Powell | 17.0 | +17.0 | 2021 | 6 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 15.6 | +15.6 | 2025 | 18 |
| Norman Powell | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Norman Powell | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Norman Powell's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Norman Powell played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 18 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 12.8. |