Cade Cunningham vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Cade Cunningham 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 Cade Cunningham 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 stats than Cade Cunningham 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 3.2 points more than Cade Cunningham in his 4 seasons (25.3 points against 22.1), and he also scored a total of 7,632 points more (12,220 vs. 4,588).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | 4 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | +3.2 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,588 | 4 | |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | +7,632 | 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 Cade Cunningham (+1.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+563).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | 1 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +1.4 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Trae Young | 713 | +563 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 131 | |||
| Trae Young | 342 | +211 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 190 | |||
| Trae Young | 463 | +273 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 208 | |||
| Trae Young | 483 | +275 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +15 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Trae Young | 25 | +19 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Trae Young | 27 | +21 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | 8.3 | 18.6 | 44.6 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 85.3 | 4 | 208 |
| difference: | +3.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +3.2 | +3.5 | +2.0 | +3 | +275 |
| 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 | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,588 | 1,730 | 3,879 | 44.6 | 399 | 1,177 | 33.9 | 729 | 855 | 85.3 | 4 | 208 |
| difference: | +7,632 | +2,135 | +5,056 | +1.3 | +878 | +2,451 | +1.3 | +2,484 | +2,824 | +2.0 | +3 | +275 |
| 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 | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | 9.2 | 21.5 | 42.6 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 17.9 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
| difference: | +1.4 | +0.6 | +0.1 | +2.4 | +1.8 | +4.0 | +11.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +1.9 | +2 | +21 |
| 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 | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 55 | 129 | 42.6 | 5 | 28 | 17.9 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
| difference: | +563 | +177 | +448 | +2.4 | +65 | +208 | +11.8 | +144 | +168 | +1.9 | +2 | +21 |
| 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 3 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 7, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 25.3 points in a total of 203 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.2 ppg and his lowest 24.2. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 28.8 | +28.8 | 2021 | 16 |
Trae Young's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Trae Young played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 29.2 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.2 ppg and his lowest 29.2. |