Alex Caruso vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Alex Caruso 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 Alex Caruso.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Trae Young has better scoring stats than Alex Caruso in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 18.4 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (25.3 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 9,363 points more (12,220 vs. 2,857).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | +18.4 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | +9,363 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+18.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+304).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 4 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +18.8 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 4 | |
| Trae Young | 713 | +304 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 34 | +34 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 5 | |||
| Trae Young | 342 | +337 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 114 | |||
| Trae Young | 463 | +349 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 370 | |||
| Trae Young | 483 | +113 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 47 | +47 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 12 | +12 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +18 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 19 | |||
| Trae Young | 25 | +6 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 51 | +24 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | +3 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 44.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 75.8 | 8 | 417 |
| difference: | +18.4 | +5.6 | +13.0 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +2.4 | +5.7 | +6.3 | +11.5 | +1 | +66 |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 43.3 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 35.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 7 | 483 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 1,005 | 2,282 | 44.0 | 425 | 1,130 | 37.6 | 422 | 557 | 75.8 | 8 | 417 |
| difference: | +9,363 | +2,860 | +6,653 | +0.8 | +852 | +2,498 | +2.4 | +2,791 | +3,122 | +11.5 | +1 | +66 |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | 3,865 | 8,935 | 43.3 | 1,277 | 3,628 | 35.2 | 3,213 | 3,679 | 87.3 | 7 | 483 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 42.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 80.3 | 4 | 54 |
| difference: | +18.8 | +6.0 | +15.2 | +2.6 | +1.4 | +5.3 | +5.8 | +5.5 | +6.5 | +4.9 | +1 | +27 |
| 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 | ||||
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 143 | 334 | 42.8 | 66 | 186 | 35.5 | 57 | 71 | 80.3 | 4 | 54 |
| difference: | +304 | +89 | +243 | +2.6 | +4 | +50 | +5.8 | +122 | +139 | +4.9 | +1 | +27 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 232 | 577 | 40.2 | 70 | 236 | 29.7 | 179 | 210 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Alex Caruso's additional seasons: | ||||
* Alex Caruso played 1 season more than Trae Young in the NBA. In that year—his season 8 in 2025—he averaged 7.1 points in a total of 54 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Alex Caruso's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Alex Caruso played in the Playoffs and won the NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 23 games. |