De'Aaron Fox vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and De'Aaron Fox 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 De'Aaron Fox.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Trae Young scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while De'Aaron Fox has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 3.8 points more than De'Aaron Fox in his 8 seasons (25.3 points against 21.5), and he also scored a total of 821 points more (12,220 vs. 11,399).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| De'Aaron Fox | 21.5 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | +3.8 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| De'Aaron Fox | 11,399 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | +821 | 7 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Trae Young (+1 point per game) while Trae Young scored more points (+521).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| De'Aaron Fox | 27.4 | +1.0 | 1 |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| De'Aaron Fox | 192 | 1 | |
| Trae Young | 713 | +521 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 299 | |||
| Trae Young | 342 | +43 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 485 | +22 | ||
| Trae Young | 463 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 530 | +47 | ||
| Trae Young | 483 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 6 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +15 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 7 | |||
| Trae Young | 25 | +18 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 7 | |||
| Trae Young | 27 | +20 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 21.5 | 7.9 | 16.9 | 47.0 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 33.0 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 74.6 | 8 | 531 |
| difference: | +3.8 | +0.1 | +1.6 | +3.7 | +1.1 | +2.9 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +2.1 | +12.7 | +1 | +48 |
| 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 | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 11,399 | 4,210 | 8,959 | 47.0 | 815 | 2,467 | 33.0 | 2,164 | 2,900 | 74.6 | 8 | 531 |
| difference: | +821 | +345 | +24 | +3.7 | +462 | +1,161 | +2.2 | +1,049 | +779 | +12.7 | +1 | +48 |
| 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 | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 27.4 | 10.0 | 23.6 | 42.4 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 33.3 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 75.6 | 1 | 7 |
| difference: | +1.0 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +2.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +3.6 | +2.2 | +1.9 | +9.6 | +2 | +20 |
| 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 | ||||
| De'Aaron Fox | 192 | 70 | 165 | 42.4 | 21 | 63 | 33.3 | 31 | 41 | 75.6 | 1 | 7 |
| difference: | +521 | +162 | +412 | +2.2 | +49 | +173 | +3.6 | +148 | +169 | +9.6 | +2 | +20 |
| 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
De'Aaron Fox's additional seasons: | ||||
* De'Aaron Fox played 1 season more than Trae Young in the NBA. In that year—his season 8 in 2025—he averaged 23.5 points in a total of 62 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 28.8 | +28.8 | 2021 | 16 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 29.2 | +29.2 | 2023 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| De'Aaron Fox | 27.4 | +27.4 | 2023 | 7 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| De'Aaron Fox | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
De'Aaron Fox's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, De'Aaron Fox didn't play in the postseason. |