Mikal Bridges vs. Rudy Gobert: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rudy Gobert 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 while Rudy Gobert 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Mikal Bridges averages 2.2 points more than Rudy Gobert in his 12 seasons (14.8 points against 12.6). On the other hand Rudy Gobert scored a total of 2,254 points more than Mikal Bridges (10,458 vs. 8,204).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
+2.2
7
Rudy Gobert 12.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,204
7
Rudy Gobert 10,458
+2,254
12

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 Rudy Gobert (+1.6 points per game) while Rudy Gobert scored more points (+240).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
+1.6
4
Rudy Gobert 12.3
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
4
Rudy Gobert 1,031
+240
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+7
Rudy Gobert 0

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
+22
Rudy Gobert 2

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 146
+38
Rudy Gobert 108

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 399
Rudy Gobert 572
+173

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 546
Rudy Gobert 809
+263

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
Rudy Gobert 20
+10

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 2
+2
Rudy Gobert 0

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 11
+5
Rudy Gobert 6

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 40
Rudy Gobert 59
+19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 57
Rudy Gobert 83
+26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 0
Rudy Gobert 1
+1

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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:+2.2+0.8+4.2+17.2+1.8+4.7+37.1+1.2+2.6+20.2+5+273
Rudy Gobert 12.6 4.7 7.2 65.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.0 64.1 12 829

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:+2,254+844+368+17.2+977+2,614+37.1+1,543+2,821+20.2+5+273
Rudy Gobert 10,458 3,903 5,950 65.6 0 17 0.0 2,652 4,137 64.1 12 829

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:+1.6+1.0+4.6+17.5+1.5+4.2+36.3+1.7+3.5+24.8+5+27
Rudy Gobert 12.3 4.5 7.1 64.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.2 60.8 9 84

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:+240+71+72+17.5+86+236+36.3+184+342+24.8+5+27
Rudy Gobert 1,031 382 596 64.1 0 1 0.0 267 439 60.8 9 84

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
+6.0
201982
Rudy Gobert 2.3
201445

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
+0.7
202073
Rudy Gobert 8.4
201582

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
+4.4
202172
Rudy Gobert 9.1
201661

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
+0.2
202282
Rudy Gobert 14.0
201781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+6.6
202383
Rudy Gobert 13.5
201856

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 19.6
+3.7
202482
Rudy Gobert 15.9
201981

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 17.6
+2.5
202582
Rudy Gobert 15.1
202068

Rudy Gobert's additional seasons:

* Rudy Gobert played 5 seasons more than Mikal Bridges in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 355 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.6 ppg and his lowest 12.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20140

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20150

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
+11.1
202122
Rudy Gobert -
DNP
20160

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
+1.7
202213
Rudy Gobert 11.6
20179

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+10.3
20234
Rudy Gobert 13.2
201811

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20240
Rudy Gobert 11.2
+11.2
20195

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 15.6
202518
Rudy Gobert 16.9
+1.3
20207

Rudy Gobert's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Rudy Gobert played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.7 points in a total of 52 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15 ppg and his lowest 7.9.