Andre Drummond vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Andre Drummond 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 Andre Drummond.
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 Andre Drummond 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 12.8 points more than Andre Drummond in his 14 seasons (25.2 points against 12.4), and he also scored a total of 858 points more (12,309 vs. 11,451).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Andre Drummond | 12.4 | 14 | |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | +12.8 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Andre Drummond | 11,451 | 14 | |
| Trae Young | 12,309 | +858 | 8 |
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 Andre Drummond (+15.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+529).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Andre Drummond | 10.8 | 4 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +15.6 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Andre Drummond | 184 | 4 | |
| Trae Young | 713 | +529 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 34 | +34 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 152 | |||
| Trae Young | 345 | +193 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 583 | +116 | ||
| Trae Young | 467 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 909 | +421 | ||
| Trae Young | 488 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 16 | +16 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 12 | +12 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 1 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +20 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 10 | |||
| Trae Young | 25 | +15 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 16 | |||
| Trae Young | 27 | +11 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 12.4 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 54.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 48.7 | 14 | 925 |
| difference: | +12.8 | +2.8 | +8.9 | +11.0 | +2.6 | +7.3 | +17.8 | +4.6 | +3.6 | +38.6 | +6 | +437 |
| 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 | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 11,451 | 4,803 | 8,867 | 54.2 | 29 | 168 | 17.3 | 1,816 | 3,729 | 48.7 | 14 | 925 |
| difference: | +858 | +912 | +138 | +11.0 | +1,253 | +3,486 | +17.8 | +1,429 | +11 | +38.6 | +6 | +437 |
| 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 | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 10.8 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 42.9 | 4 | 17 |
| difference: | +15.6 | +4.1 | +12.5 | +10.8 | +2.6 | +8.6 | +29.7 | +4.8 | +3.7 | +42.3 | +1 | +10 |
| 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 | ||||
| Andre Drummond | 184 | 77 | 151 | 51.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 30 | 70 | 42.9 | 4 | 17 |
| difference: | +529 | +155 | +426 | +10.8 | +70 | +234 | +29.7 | +149 | +140 | +42.3 | +1 | +10 |
| 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
Andre Drummond's additional seasons: | ||||
* Andre Drummond played 9 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 9.4 points in a total of 529 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.7 ppg and his lowest 6. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2015 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 28.8 | +28.8 | 2021 | 16 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 29.2 | +29.2 | 2023 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | 14.3 | +14.3 | 2019 | 4 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Andre Drummond | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Andre Drummond's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Andre Drummond played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 17 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9 ppg and his lowest 3.8. |