Mikal Bridges vs. Stephon Castle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Castle 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 average and totals in the regular season, and since Stephon Castle didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Mikal Bridges has better playoff stats. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Mikal Bridges averages 0.1 points more than Stephon Castle in his 1 seasons (14.8 points against 14.7), and he also scored a total of 7,014 points more (8,204 vs. 1,190).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
+0.1
7
Stephon Castle 14.7
1

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,204
+7,014
7
Stephon Castle 1,190
1

Points in the Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Mikal Bridges has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 13.9
+13.9
4
Stephon Castle 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
+791
4
Stephon Castle 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+7
Stephon Castle 0

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
+22
Stephon Castle 2

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 146
+120
Stephon Castle 26

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 399
+339
Stephon Castle 60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 546
+467
Stephon Castle 79

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
+8
Stephon Castle 2

Playoffs

Stephon Castle didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Mikal Bridges' point thresholds are omited here.

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 48.4 1.8 4.7 37.1 2.0 2.4 84.3 7 556
difference:+0.1+0.3+0.8+5.6+0.6+0.6+8.6+1.1+1.8+11.9+6+475
Stephon Castle 14.7 5.2 12.2 42.8 1.2 4.1 28.5 3.1 4.2 72.4 1 81

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:+7,014+2,636+5,330+5.6+882+2,298+8.6+860+972+11.9+6+475
Stephon Castle 1,190 423 988 42.8 95 333 28.5 249 344 72.4 1 81

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:+13.9+5.5+11.7+46.6+1.5+4.2+36.3+1.5+1.7+85.6+4+57
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+791+311+668+46.6+86+237+36.3+83+97+85.6+4+57
Stephon Castle DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
201982
Stephon Castle 14.7
+6.4
202581

Mikal Bridges' additional seasons:

* Mikal Bridges played 6 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 2 to 7, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 15.9 points in a total of 474 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.1 ppg and his lowest 9.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Stephon Castle -
DNP
20250

Mikal Bridges' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Mikal Bridges played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 13.9 points in a total of 57 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.5 ppg and his lowest 11.1.