Anthony Edwards vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Anthony Edwards 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 and Anthony Edwards have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Trae Young has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Anthony Edwards. 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 1.1 points more than Anthony Edwards in his 6 seasons (25.2 points against 24.1), and he also scored a total of 2,647 points more (12,317 vs. 9,670).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 24.1 | 6 | |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | +1.1 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 9,670 | 6 | |
| Trae Young | 12,317 | +2,647 | 8 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Trae Young (+0.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+417).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | +0.5 | 4 |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | +417 | 4 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 269 | |||
| Trae Young | 345 | +76 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 369 | |||
| Trae Young | 467 | +98 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 399 | |||
| Trae Young | 489 | +90 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | +2 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 31 | +10 | ||
| Trae Young | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | +17 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 42 | +15 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 24.1 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 44.9 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 36.7 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 80.6 | 6 | 401 |
| difference: | +1.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +2.3 | +6.7 | +2 | +88 |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | 8.0 | 18.4 | 43.2 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 35.0 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 8 | 489 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 9,670 | 3,393 | 7,553 | 44.9 | 1,176 | 3,204 | 36.7 | 1,708 | 2,120 | 80.6 | 6 | 401 |
| difference: | +2,647 | +501 | +1,460 | +1.7 | +106 | +455 | +1.7 | +1,539 | +1,600 | +6.7 | +2 | +88 |
| Trae Young | 12,317 | 3,894 | 9,013 | 43.2 | 1,282 | 3,659 | 35.0 | 3,247 | 3,720 | 87.3 | 8 | 489 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 26.9 | 9.4 | 20.1 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 37.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
| difference: | +0.5 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +6.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +8.0 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +6.4 | +1 | +15 |
| 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 | ||||
| Anthony Edwards | 1,130 | 396 | 846 | 46.8 | 130 | 345 | 37.7 | 208 | 264 | 78.8 | 4 | 42 |
| difference: | +417 | +164 | +269 | +6.6 | +60 | +109 | +8.0 | +29 | +54 | +6.4 | +1 | +15 |
| 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
Trae Young's additional seasons: | ||||
* Trae Young played 2 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 23.6 points in a total of 82 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Edwards | 25.2 | +25.2 | 2022 | 6 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Anthony Edwards | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Trae Young's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Trae Young didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |