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Bucks · G · 27
Cormac Ryan
vs
2025-26
Mikal Bridges
Knicks · G-F · 30
Mikal Bridges
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Cormac Ryan vs Mikal Bridges

6-11categories
Ryan · Bridges
30
Ryan
Bucks
2025-26
Bridges
Knicks
Mikal Bridges
11
Games
availability
82
24.6
Minutes
per game
32.8
14.3
Points
per game
14.4
2.5
Rebounds
per game
3.8
1.7
Assists
per game
3.7
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
2.1
1.5
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.0
52.0%
Field goal %
49.0%
45.8%
Three-point %
5.4 vs 5.1 attempts
37.1%
92.3%
Free throw %
82.7%
69.2%
True shooting
TS%
58.7%
20.6%
Usage
USG%
17.0%
11.0%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.8%
5.5%
Rebound %
of available
5.7%
-3.1
Net rating
on court
+6.0
10.4%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.9%
-1.6
Plus-minus
per game
+3.6
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Mikal Bridges scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (14.4 vs 14.3), on Ryan's heavier usage (20.6% vs 17.0%).

Ryan is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 69.2% to 58.7%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Bridges (3.7 vs 1.7 assists), the glass to Bridges (3.8 vs 2.5 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Bridges played 71 more games (82 vs 11 of 82).

With Bridges on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.0 per 100 possessions, against -3.1 for Ryan; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Ryan — through —, Bridges $33.5M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Ryan
2025-26
Bridges
2-9
Record when playing
53-29
14.6
Points at home
13.2
14.0
Points on the road
15.6
24.5
Points in wins
14.1
12.0
Points in losses
15.0
28
Season high
35
0
30-point games
2
1
Double-doubles
1
Ryan · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at IND4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs CHI14 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 at CHA0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at OKC2 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs MIN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Bridges · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 vs PHI4 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Oct 15 vs TOR14 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 12 vs MIN9 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs WAS2 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 5 at PHI3 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Ryan · contract
No contract on file (free agent, two-way, or not yet signed).
Bridges · contract
2026-27$33.5M
2027-28$36.2M
2028-29$38.8M
2029-30player option$41.5M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).