Mikal Bridges vs. VJ Edgecombe: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of VJ Edgecombe 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
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 VJ Edgecombe 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.
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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, Mikal Bridges averages 0.4 points more than VJ Edgecombe in his 1 seasons (14.8 points against 14.4), and he also scored a total of 8,311 points more (8,598 vs. 287).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 14.8 | +0.4 | 8 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 14.4 | 1 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,598 | +8,311 | 8 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 287 | 1 | |
Points in the Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe 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 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 0 | 0 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Mikal Bridges | 791 | +791 | 4 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 0 | 0 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 7 | +7 | ||
| VJ Edgecombe | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 152 | +149 | ||
| VJ Edgecombe | 3 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 422 | +406 | ||
| VJ Edgecombe | 16 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 570 | +550 | ||
| VJ Edgecombe | 20 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 10 | +10 | ||
| VJ Edgecombe | 0 | |||
Playoffs
VJ Edgecombe didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Mikal Bridges' point thresholds are omited here.
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 | 48.6 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 37.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 84.2 | 8 | 580 |
| difference: | +0.4 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +7.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +7.5 | +7 | +560 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 14.4 | 5.4 | 13.1 | 41.4 | 1.9 | 5.1 | 37.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 76.7 | 1 | 20 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Mikal Bridges | 8,598 | 3,214 | 6,613 | 48.6 | 1,032 | 2,765 | 37.3 | 1,138 | 1,352 | 84.2 | 8 | 580 |
| difference: | +8,311 | +3,106 | +6,352 | +7.2 | +994 | +2,664 | +0.3 | +1,105 | +1,309 | +7.5 | +7 | +560 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 287 | 108 | 261 | 41.4 | 38 | 101 | 37.6 | 33 | 43 | 76.7 | 1 | 20 |
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 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 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 |
| VJ Edgecombe | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Mikal Bridges' additional seasons: | ||||
* Mikal Bridges played 9 seasons more than VJ Edgecombe in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 2 to 10, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 17.0 points in a total of 664 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.1 ppg and his lowest 9.1. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Mikal Bridges | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| VJ Edgecombe | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Mikal Bridges' additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Mikal Bridges played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 15.1 points in a total of 65 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 23.5 ppg and his lowest 11.1. |