Mikal Bridges vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young 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
Trae Young has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Mikal Bridges.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Trae Young has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Mikal Bridges 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, Trae Young averages 10.4 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 8 seasons (25.2 points against 14.8), and he also scored a total of 3,990 points more (12,309 vs. 8,319).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | +10.4 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,319 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 12,309 | +3,990 | 8 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Mikal Bridges (+12.5 points per game) while Mikal Bridges scored more points (+78).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 13.9 | 4 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +12.5 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | +78 | 4 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 149 | |||
| Trae Young | 345 | +196 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 406 | |||
| Trae Young | 467 | +61 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 553 | +65 | ||
| Trae Young | 488 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | +10 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 11 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +10 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | +15 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 57 | +30 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
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: | +10.4 | +2.5 | +7.1 | +5.3 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +2.2 | +4.6 | +5.2 | +3.0 | +75 | |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 43.2 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 35.1 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 8 | 488 |
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: | +3,990 | +790 | +2,610 | +5.3 | +288 | +988 | +2.2 | +2,122 | +2,386 | +3.0 | +75 | |
| Trae Young | 12,309 | 3,891 | 9,005 | 43.2 | 1,282 | 3,654 | 35.1 | 3,245 | 3,718 | 87.3 | 8 | 488 |
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: | +12.5 | +3.1 | +9.7 | +6.3 | +1.1 | +4.5 | +6.6 | +5.1 | +6.1 | +0.4 | +1 | +30 |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | 8.6 | 21.4 | 40.2 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 29.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
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: | +78 | +79 | +91 | +6.3 | +16 | +1 | +6.6 | +96 | +113 | +0.4 | +1 | +30 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 232 | 577 | 40.2 | 70 | 236 | 29.7 | 179 | 210 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Mikal Bridges' additional seasons: | ||||
* Mikal Bridges played 1 season more than Trae Young in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2026—he averaged 16.4 points in a total of 7 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 23.5 | +23.5 | 2023 | 4 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | 15.6 | +15.6 | 2025 | 18 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Mikal Bridges' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Mikal Bridges didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |