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.

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.

Career Numbers
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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

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+5
Norman Powell 2

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
Norman Powell 26
+2

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

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 2
+1
Norman Powell 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

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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 48.5 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

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
+2.7
201982
Norman Powell 5.6
201649

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
+0.7
202073
Norman Powell 8.4
201776

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
+8.0
202172
Norman Powell 5.5
201870

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
+5.6
202282
Norman Powell 8.6
2019NBA Champion60

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+4.1
202383
Norman Powell 16.0
202052

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 19.6
+1.0
202482
Norman Powell 18.6
202169

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 17.6
202582
Norman Powell 19.0
+1.4
202245

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 16.4
20267
Norman Powell 19.0
+2.6
202245

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 gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Norman Powell 3.8
+3.8
201618

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Norman Powell 11.7
+11.7
20179

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
+9.1
202122
Norman Powell 2.0
20186

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
+6.8
202213
Norman Powell 6.5
2019NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+10.1
20234
Norman Powell 13.4
202011

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20240
Norman Powell 17.0
+17.0
20216

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 15.6
+15.6
202518
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP *
20260
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220
* 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.