Blake Griffin vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Blake Griffin 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.

Trae Young has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Blake Griffin.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Trae Young has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Blake Griffin scored more total points in both stages. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 6.2 points more than Blake Griffin in his 13 seasons (25.2 points against 19.0). On the other hand Blake Griffin scored a total of 2,204 points more than Trae Young (14,513 vs. 12,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Blake Griffin 19.0
13
Trae Young 25.2
+6.2
8

Total Points

Seasons
Blake Griffin 14,513
+2,204
13
Trae Young 12,309
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 Blake Griffin (+8.2 points per game) while Blake Griffin scored more points (+525).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Blake Griffin 18.2
10
Trae Young 26.4
+8.2
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Blake Griffin 1,238
+525
10
Trae Young 713
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 1
Trae Young 2
+1

40+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 11
Trae Young 34
+23

30+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 87
Trae Young 164
+77

20+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 388
+43
Trae Young 345

10+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 642
+175
Trae Young 467

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Blake Griffin 742
+254
Trae Young 488

0 Point Games (games without points)

Blake Griffin 23
+23
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 7
Trae Young 12
+5

20+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 32
+11
Trae Young 21

10+ Point Games

Blake Griffin 55
+30
Trae Young 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Blake Griffin 66
+39
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Blake Griffin 2
+2
Trae Young 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Blake Griffin 19.0 7.1 14.4 49.3 0.7 2.1 32.8 4.1 5.9 69.6 13 765
difference:+6.2+0.9+4.1+6.1+1.9+5.4+2.3+2.5+1.7+17.7+5+277
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
Blake Griffin 14,513 5,419 10,988 49.3 538 1,639 32.8 3,137 4,508 69.6 13 765
difference:+2,204+1,528+1,983+6.1+744+2,015+2.3+108+790+17.7+5+277
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
Blake Griffin 18.2 7.0 14.3 49.2 0.4 1.1 37.7 3.8 5.1 73.1 10 68
difference:+8.2+1.6+7.1+9.0+2.2+7.6+8.0+2.8+2.7+12.1+7+41
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
Blake Griffin 1,238 477 970 49.2 29 77 37.7 255 349 73.1 10 68
difference:+525+245+393+9.0+41+159+8.0+76+139+12.1+7+41
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 22.5
+3.4
201182
Trae Young 19.1
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 20.7
201266
Trae Young 29.6
+8.9
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 18.0
201380
Trae Young 25.3
+7.3
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 24.1
201480
Trae Young 28.4
+4.3
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.9
201567
Trae Young 26.2
+4.3
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.4
201635
Trae Young 25.7
+4.3
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.6
201761
Trae Young 24.2
+2.6
202576

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 21.4
+3.6
201858
Trae Young 17.8
20265

Blake Griffin's additional seasons:

* Blake Griffin played 8 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2018 to 2023—he averaged 15.4 points in a total of 398 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 4.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20110
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 19.1
+19.1
201211
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 13.2
20136
Trae Young 28.8
+15.6
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 23.5
+8.1
201413
Trae Young 15.4
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 25.5
201514
Trae Young 29.2
+3.7
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 15.0
+15.0
20164
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin 20.3
+20.3
20173
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Blake Griffin -
DNP
20180
Trae Young -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Blake Griffin's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Blake Griffin played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.4 points in a total of 29 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.5 ppg and his lowest 0.