Draymond Green vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Draymond Green 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 has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Draymond Green.

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 Draymond Green 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 16.5 points more than Draymond Green in his 14 seasons (25.2 points against 8.7), and he also scored a total of 4,484 points more (12,309 vs. 7,825).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Draymond Green 8.7
14
Trae Young 25.2
+16.5
8

Total Points

Seasons
Draymond Green 7,825
14
Trae Young 12,309
+4,484
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Draymond Green (+15 points per game) while Draymond Green scored more points (+1,221).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Draymond Green 11.4
10
Trae Young 26.4
+15.0
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Draymond Green 1,934
+1,221
10
Trae Young 713
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Draymond Green 0
Trae Young 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Draymond Green 0
Trae Young 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Draymond Green 1
Trae Young 164
+163

20+ Point Games

Draymond Green 44
Trae Young 345
+301

10+ Point Games

Draymond Green 361
Trae Young 467
+106

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Draymond Green 855
+367
Trae Young 488

0 Point Games (games without points)

Draymond Green 46
+46
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Draymond Green 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Draymond Green 2
Trae Young 12
+10

20+ Point Games

Draymond Green 15
Trae Young 21
+6

10+ Point Games

Draymond Green 101
+76
Trae Young 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Draymond Green 168
+141
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Draymond Green 1
+1
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
Draymond Green 8.7 3.2 7.2 44.8 0.9 2.7 32.1 1.4 2.0 70.9 14 901
difference:+16.5+4.8+11.3+1.6+1.7+4.8+3.0+5.2+5.6+16.4+6+413
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
Draymond Green 7,825 2,889 6,451 44.8 773 2,411 32.1 1,274 1,796 70.9 14 901
difference:+4,484+1,002+2,554+1.6+509+1,243+3.0+1,971+1,922+16.4+6+413
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
Draymond Green 11.4 4.1 9.2 44.5 1.0 3.4 30.0 2.2 3.0 72.6 10 169
difference:+15.0+4.5+12.2+4.3+1.6+5.3+0.3+4.4+4.8+12.6+7+142
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
Draymond Green 1,934 693 1,557 44.5 174 580 30.0 374 515 72.6 10 169
difference:+1,221+461+980+4.3+104+344+0.3+195+305+12.6+7+142
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
Draymond Green 2.9
201379
Trae Young 19.1
+16.2
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 6.2
201482
Trae Young 29.6
+23.4
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.7
2015NBA Champion79
Trae Young 25.3
+13.6
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 14.0
201681
Trae Young 28.4
+14.4
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 10.2
2017NBA Champion76
Trae Young 26.2
+16.0
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.0
2018NBA Champion70
Trae Young 25.7
+14.7
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 7.4
201966
Trae Young 24.2
+16.8
202576

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 8.0
202043
Trae Young 17.8
+9.8
20265

Draymond Green's additional seasons:

* Draymond Green played 6 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 8.2 points in a total of 325 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 9 ppg and his lowest 7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 5.8
+5.8
201312
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 11.9
+11.9
20147
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.7
2015NBA Champion21
Trae Young 28.8
+15.1
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 15.4
201623
Trae Young 15.4
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.1
2017NBA Champion17
Trae Young 29.2
+16.1
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 10.8
+10.8
2018NBA Champion21
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green 13.3
+13.3
201922
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Draymond Green -
DNP
20200
Trae Young -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Draymond Green's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Draymond Green played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 9.4 ppg and his lowest 8.