Derrick White vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Derrick White 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 Derrick White.
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 Derrick White 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.
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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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 12.1 points more than Derrick White in his 9 seasons (25.2 points against 13.1), and he also scored a total of 5,535 points more (12,309 vs. 6,774).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Derrick White | 13.1 | 9 | |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | +12.1 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Derrick White | 6,774 | 9 | |
| Trae Young | 12,309 | +5,535 | 8 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Derrick White (+13.1 points per game) while Derrick White scored more points (+388).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Derrick White | 13.3 | 6 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +13.1 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Derrick White | 1,101 | +388 | 6 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Derrick White | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 2 | +2 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Derrick White | 83 | |||
| Trae Young | 345 | +262 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Derrick White | 354 | |||
| Trae Young | 467 | +113 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Derrick White | 500 | +12 | ||
| Trae Young | 488 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Derrick White | 16 | +16 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Derrick White | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Derrick White | 15 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +6 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Derrick White | 54 | +29 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Derrick White | 79 | +52 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Derrick White | 4 | +4 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Derrick White | 13.1 | 4.5 | 10.2 | 44.4 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 36.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 85.1 | 9 | 516 |
| difference: | +12.1 | +3.5 | +8.3 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +4.5 | +5.1 | +2.2 | +1 | +28 |
| 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 | ||||
| Derrick White | 6,774 | 2,343 | 5,272 | 44.4 | 1,009 | 2,755 | 36.6 | 1,079 | 1,268 | 85.1 | 9 | 516 |
| difference: | +5,535 | +1,548 | +3,733 | +1.2 | +273 | +899 | +1.5 | +2,166 | +2,450 | +2.2 | +1 | +28 |
| 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 | ||||
| Derrick White | 13.3 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 45.6 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 39.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
| difference: | +13.1 | +4.0 | +11.4 | +5.4 | +0.3 | +3.0 | +9.5 | +4.7 | +5.6 | +0.2 | +3 | +56 |
| 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 | ||||
| Derrick White | 1,101 | 378 | 829 | 45.6 | 187 | 477 | 39.2 | 158 | 185 | 85.4 | 6 | 83 |
| difference: | +388 | +146 | +252 | +5.4 | +117 | +241 | +9.5 | +21 | +25 | +0.2 | +3 | +56 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 232 | 577 | 40.2 | 70 | 236 | 29.7 | 179 | 210 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Derrick White's additional seasons: | ||||
* Derrick White played 2 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 98 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Derrick White | 2.3 | +2.3 | 2018 | 3 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Derrick White | 15.1 | +15.1 | 2019 | 7 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 28.8 | +28.8 | 2021 | 16 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Derrick White | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 5 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Derrick White | 8.5 | +8.5 | 2022 | 23 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Derrick White | 13.4 | +13.4 | 2023 | 20 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Derrick White | 16.7 | +16.7 | 2024 | 19 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Derrick White's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Derrick White played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 18.8 points in a total of 11 games. |