Mikal Bridges vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.

Victor Wembanyama 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Mikal Bridges scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 7.9 points more than Mikal Bridges in his 8 seasons (22.7 points against 14.8). On the other hand Mikal Bridges scored a total of 5,521 points more than Victor Wembanyama (8,319 vs. 2,798).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 14.8
8
Victor Wembanyama 22.7
+7.9
3

Total Points

Seasons
Mikal Bridges 8,319
+5,521
8
Victor Wembanyama 2,798
3

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama 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
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Mikal Bridges 791
+791
4
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 7
+2
Victor Wembanyama 5

30+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 24
Victor Wembanyama 25
+1

20+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 149
+71
Victor Wembanyama 78

10+ Point Games

Mikal Bridges 406
+288
Victor Wembanyama 118

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mikal Bridges 553
+430
Victor Wembanyama 123

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mikal Bridges 10
+10
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama 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 48.5 1.8 4.7 37.3 2.0 2.4 84.3 8 563
difference:+7.9+2.8+6.1+1.3+0.4+2.0+3.6+2.0+2.5+3.5+5+440
Victor Wembanyama 22.7 8.3 17.5 47.2 2.2 6.7 33.7 4.0 4.9 80.8 3 123

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:+5,521+2,084+4,242+1.3+718+1,848+3.6+635+728+3.5+5+440
Victor Wembanyama 2,798 1,017 2,153 47.2 276 818 33.7 488 604 80.8 3 123

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
Victor Wembanyama 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
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 8.3
201982
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+13.1
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 9.1
202073
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+15.2
202546

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 13.5
202172
Victor Wembanyama 26.7
+13.2
20266

Mikal Bridges' additional seasons:

* Mikal Bridges played 7 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 10, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 18.6 points in a total of 502 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.1 ppg and his lowest 14.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20190
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges -
DNP
20200
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mikal Bridges 11.1
+11.1
202122
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Mikal Bridges' additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Mikal Bridges played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.5 ppg and his lowest 13.3.