DeAndre Jordan vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and DeAndre Jordan 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.

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

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 DeAndre Jordan 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 16.7 points more than DeAndre Jordan in his 18 seasons (25.2 points against 8.5), and he also scored a total of 2,817 points more (12,309 vs. 9,492).

Points Per Game

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 8.5
18
Trae Young 25.2
+16.7
8

Total Points

Seasons
DeAndre Jordan 9,492
18
Trae Young 12,309
+2,817
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 DeAndre Jordan (+18.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+130).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 8.0
10
Trae Young 26.4
+18.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
DeAndre Jordan 583
10
Trae Young 713
+130
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Trae Young 2
+2

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Trae Young 34
+34

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 1
Trae Young 164
+163

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 48
Trae Young 345
+297

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 433
Trae Young 467
+34

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 1,048
+560
Trae Young 488

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 65
+65
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 0
Trae Young 12
+12

20+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 5
Trae Young 21
+16

10+ Point Games

DeAndre Jordan 27
+2
Trae Young 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

DeAndre Jordan 61
+34
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

DeAndre Jordan 12
+12
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
DeAndre Jordan 8.5 3.5 5.1 67.4 0.0 0.0 15.4 1.6 3.4 47.5 18 1,113
difference:+16.7+4.5+13.4+24.2+2.6+7.5+19.7+5.0+4.2+39.8+10+625
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
DeAndre Jordan 9,492 3,860 5,730 67.4 2 13 15.4 1,770 3,730 47.5 18 1,113
difference:+2,817+31+3,275+24.2+1,280+3,641+19.7+1,475+12+39.8+10+625
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
DeAndre Jordan 8.0 2.9 4.4 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.3 40.4 10 73
difference:+18.4+5.7+17.0+26.8+2.6+8.7+29.7+4.4+2.5+44.8+7+46
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
DeAndre Jordan 583 213 318 67.0 0 1 0.0 157 389 40.4 10 73
difference:+130+19+259+26.8+70+235+29.7+22+179+44.8+7+46
Trae Young 713 232 577 40.2 70 236 29.7 179 210 85.2 3 27

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.3
200953
Trae Young 19.1
+14.8
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.8
201070
Trae Young 29.6
+24.8
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.1
201180
Trae Young 25.3
+18.2
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 7.4
201266
Trae Young 28.4
+21.0
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 8.8
201382
Trae Young 26.2
+17.4
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 10.4
201482
Trae Young 25.7
+15.3
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.5
201582
Trae Young 24.2
+12.7
202576

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 12.7
201677
Trae Young 17.8
+5.1
20265

DeAndre Jordan's additional seasons:

* DeAndre Jordan played 12 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 20, from 2017 to 2026—he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 617 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.7 ppg and his lowest 3.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20090
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20100
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan -
DNP
20110
Trae Young 28.8
+28.8
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 4.5
201211
Trae Young 15.4
+10.9
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 3.7
20136
Trae Young 29.2
+25.5
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 9.6
+9.6
201413
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 13.1
+13.1
201514
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
DeAndre Jordan 11.7
+11.7
20166
Trae Young -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

DeAndre Jordan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, DeAndre Jordan played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 29 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.4 ppg and his lowest 0.9.

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