Devin Booker vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Devin Booker 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.

Trae Young and Devin Booker 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 Devin Booker scored more total points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has a better playoff average while Trae Young has a better scoring average in the regular season. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 0.7 points more than Devin Booker in his 11 seasons (25.2 points against 24.5). On the other hand Devin Booker scored a total of 4,693 points more than Trae Young (17,002 vs. 12,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Devin Booker 24.5
11
Trae Young 25.2
+0.7
8

Total Points

Seasons
Devin Booker 17,002
+4,693
11
Trae Young 12,309
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Devin Booker has a better career point average than Trae Young (+1.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+602).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Devin Booker 28.0
+1.6
4
Trae Young 26.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Devin Booker 1,315
+602
4
Trae Young 713
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Devin Booker 1
+1
Trae Young 0

60+ Point Games

Devin Booker 2
+2
Trae Young 0

50+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+6
Trae Young 2

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 37
+3
Trae Young 34

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 218
+54
Trae Young 164

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 475
+130
Trae Young 345

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 656
+189
Trae Young 467

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 688
+200
Trae Young 488

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 7
+7
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Devin Booker 8
+7
Trae Young 1

30+ Point Games

Devin Booker 21
+9
Trae Young 12

20+ Point Games

Devin Booker 35
+14
Trae Young 21

10+ Point Games

Devin Booker 47
+22
Trae Young 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Devin Booker 47
+20
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Devin Booker 0
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
Devin Booker 24.5 8.5 18.4 46.4 2.1 6.0 35.3 5.3 6.1 87.3 11 695
difference:+0.7+0.5+0.1+3.2+0.5+1.5+0.2+1.3+1.5+3+207
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
Devin Booker 17,002 5,928 12,782 46.4 1,463 4,148 35.3 3,683 4,217 87.3 11 695
difference:+4,693+2,037+3,777+3.2+181+494+0.2+438+499+3+207
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
Devin Booker 28.0 9.9 20.3 48.6 2.3 6.0 38.9 5.9 6.6 89.9 4 47
difference:+1.6+1.3+1.1+8.4+0.3+2.7+9.2+0.7+1.2+4.7+1+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
Devin Booker 1,315 464 955 48.6 110 283 38.9 277 308 89.9 4 47
difference:+602+232+378+8.4+40+47+9.2+98+98+4.7+1+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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 13.8
201676
Trae Young 19.1
+5.3
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 22.1
201778
Trae Young 29.6
+7.5
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 24.9
201854
Trae Young 25.3
+0.4
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
201964
Trae Young 28.4
+1.8
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.6
+0.4
202070
Trae Young 26.2
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 25.6
202167
Trae Young 25.7
+0.1
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 26.8
+2.6
202268
Trae Young 24.2
202576

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.8
+10.0
202353
Trae Young 17.8
20265

Devin Booker's additional seasons:

* Devin Booker played 3 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2024 to 2026—he averaged 26.1 points in a total of 165 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.1 ppg and his lowest 25.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20160
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20170
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20180
Trae Young 28.8
+28.8
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20190
Trae Young 15.4
+15.4
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker -
DNP
20200
Trae Young 29.2
+29.2
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 27.3
+27.3
202122
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 23.3
+23.3
202210
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Devin Booker 33.7
+33.7
202311
Trae Young -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Devin Booker's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Devin Booker played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 27.5 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.5 ppg and his lowest 27.5.