Derek Fisher vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Derek Fisher 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 Derek Fisher.

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 and also scored more total points during the season while Derek Fisher scored more points 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 17 points more than Derek Fisher in his 18 seasons (25.3 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 1,507 points more (12,220 vs. 10,713).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Derek Fisher 8.3
18
Trae Young 25.3
+17.0
7

Total Points

Seasons
Derek Fisher 10,713
18
Trae Young 12,220
+1,507
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Derek Fisher (+18.1 points per game) while Derek Fisher scored more points (+1,433).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Derek Fisher 8.3
16
Trae Young 26.4
+18.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Derek Fisher 2,146
+1,433
16
Trae Young 713
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Trae Young 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Trae Young 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Trae Young 164
+164

20+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 51
Trae Young 342
+291

10+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 474
+11
Trae Young 463

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Derek Fisher 1,195
+712
Trae Young 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Derek Fisher 92
+92
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 0
Trae Young 12
+12

20+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 11
Trae Young 21
+10

10+ Point Games

Derek Fisher 94
+69
Trae Young 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Derek Fisher 243
+216
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Derek Fisher 16
+16
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
Derek Fisher 8.3 2.9 7.2 39.9 1.0 2.6 37.4 1.6 1.9 81.7 18 1,287
difference:+17.0+5.1+11.3+3.4+1.6+4.9+2.2+5.1+5.7+5.6+11+804
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
Derek Fisher 10,713 3,720 9,329 39.9 1,248 3,341 37.4 2,025 2,479 81.7 18 1,287
difference:+1,507+145+394+3.4+29+287+2.2+1,188+1,200+5.6+11+804
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
Derek Fisher 8.3 2.8 6.7 42.2 1.1 2.8 39.9 1.5 1.9 80.5 16 259
difference:+18.1+5.8+14.7+2.0+1.5+5.9+10.2+5.1+5.9+4.7+13+232
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
Derek Fisher 2,146 735 1,740 42.2 285 715 39.9 391 486 80.5 16 259
difference:+1,433+503+1,163+2.0+215+479+10.2+212+276+4.7+13+232
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
Derek Fisher 3.9
199780
Trae Young 19.1
+15.2
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 5.8
199882
Trae Young 29.6
+23.8
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 5.9
199950
Trae Young 25.3
+19.4
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 6.3
2000NBA Champion78
Trae Young 28.4
+22.1
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.5
2001NBA Champion20
Trae Young 26.2
+14.7
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 11.2
2002NBA Champion70
Trae Young 25.7
+14.5
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.5
200382
Trae Young 24.2
+13.7
202576

Derek Fisher's additional seasons:

* Derek Fisher played 13 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 20, from 2004 to 2014—he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 891 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 13.3 ppg and his lowest 5.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 1.3
+1.3
19976
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 6.0
+6.0
199813
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 9.8
19998
Trae Young 28.8
+19.0
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 4.7
2000NBA Champion21
Trae Young 15.4
+10.7
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 13.4
2001NBA Champion16
Trae Young 29.2
+15.8
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 10.2
+10.2
2002NBA Champion19
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Derek Fisher 12.8
+12.8
200312
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Derek Fisher's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Derek Fisher played in 11 Playoffs and won two NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 8.1 points in a total of 186 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.3 ppg and his lowest 3.8.