Mikal Bridges vs. Rui Hachimura: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Rui Hachimura 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 stats than Rui Hachimura 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Mikal Bridges averages 1.9 points more than Rui Hachimura in his 7 seasons (14.8 points against 12.9), and he also scored a total of 3,875 points more (8,276 vs. 4,401).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
+1.9
8
Rui Hachimura 12.9
7

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,276
+3,875
8
Rui Hachimura 4,401
7

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 Rui Hachimura (+1.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+409).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
+1.6
4
Rui Hachimura 12.3
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
+409
4
Rui Hachimura 382
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+7
Rui Hachimura 0

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
+17
Rui Hachimura 7

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 148
+90
Rui Hachimura 58

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 403
+174
Rui Hachimura 229

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 550
+214
Rui Hachimura 336

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
+4
Rui Hachimura 6

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 2
+2
Rui Hachimura 0

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 11
+3
Rui Hachimura 8

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 40
+23
Rui Hachimura 17

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 57
+26
Rui Hachimura 31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 0
Rui Hachimura 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 48.5 1.8 4.7 37.2 2.0 2.4 84.3 8 560
difference:+1.9+0.5+1.3+1.3+0.7+1.8+1.0+0.3+0.2+7.9+1+218
Rui Hachimura 12.9 5.0 10.1 49.8 1.1 2.9 38.2 1.7 2.2 76.4 7 342

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mikal Bridges 8,276 3,085 6,366 48.5 986 2,650 37.2 1,120 1,328 84.3 8 560
difference:+3,875+1,361+2,901+1.3+602+1,644+1.0+551+583+7.9+1+218
Rui Hachimura 4,401 1,724 3,465 49.8 384 1,006 38.2 569 745 76.4 7 342

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+0.8+2.9+6.6+1.0+12.2+0.1+0.1+8.4+26
Rui Hachimura 12.3 4.7 8.8 53.1 1.5 3.2 48.5 1.4 1.8 77.2 4 31

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:+409+166+395+6.6+38+138+12.2+39+40+8.4+26
Rui Hachimura 382 145 273 53.1 48 99 48.5 44 57 77.2 4 31

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
201982
Rui Hachimura 13.5
+5.2
202048

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
202073
Rui Hachimura 13.8
+4.7
202157

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
+2.2
202172
Rui Hachimura 11.3
202242

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 14.2
+3.0
202282
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 20.1
+8.9
202383
Rui Hachimura 11.2
202363

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 19.6
+6.0
202482
Rui Hachimura 13.6
202468

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 17.6
+4.5
202582
Rui Hachimura 13.1
202559

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 18.0
+1.4
20264
Rui Hachimura 16.6
20265

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Rui Hachimura 14.8
+14.8
20215

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
+11.1
202122
Rui Hachimura -
DNP
20220

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.3
+1.1
202213
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 23.5
+11.3
20234
Rui Hachimura 12.2
202316

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20240
Rui Hachimura 7.8
+7.8
20245

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 15.6
+0.8
202518
Rui Hachimura 14.8
20255

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP *
20260
Rui Hachimura -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress