Dyson Daniels vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Dyson Daniels 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 Dyson Daniels.

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 Dyson Daniels 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 16.9 points more than Dyson Daniels in his 3 seasons (25.3 points against 8.4), and he also scored a total of 10,566 points more (12,220 vs. 1,654).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 8.4
3
Trae Young 25.3
+16.9
7

Total Points

Seasons
Dyson Daniels 1,654
3
Trae Young 12,220
+10,566
7

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 Dyson Daniels (+25.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+709).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 1.3
1
Trae Young 26.4
+25.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Dyson Daniels 4
1
Trae Young 713
+709
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Trae Young 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Trae Young 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Trae Young 164
+164

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 12
Trae Young 342
+330

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 78
Trae Young 463
+385

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 173
Trae Young 483
+310

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 23
+23
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Trae Young 12
+12

20+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Trae Young 21
+21

10+ Point Games

Dyson Daniels 0
Trae Young 25
+25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dyson Daniels 1
Trae Young 27
+26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dyson Daniels 2
+2
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
Dyson Daniels 8.4 3.5 7.4 47.2 0.8 2.3 32.7 0.7 1.2 61.4 3 196
difference:+16.9+4.5+11.1+4.0+1.8+5.2+2.5+6.0+6.4+25.9+4+287
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
Dyson Daniels 1,654 681 1,442 47.2 149 456 32.7 143 233 61.4 3 196
difference:+10,566+3,184+7,493+4.0+1,128+3,172+2.5+3,070+3,446+25.9+4+287
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
Dyson Daniels 1.3 0.7 2.0 33.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1 3
difference:+25.1+7.9+19.4+6.9+2.6+8.0+29.7+6.6+7.8+85.2+2+24
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
Dyson Daniels 4 2 6 33.3 0 2 0.0 0 0 - 1 3
difference:+709+230+571+6.9+70+234+29.7+179+210+85.2+2+24
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
Dyson Daniels 3.8
202359
Trae Young 19.1
+15.3
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 5.8
202461
Trae Young 29.6
+23.8
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 14.1
202576
Trae Young 25.3
+11.2
202163

Trae Young's additional seasons:

* Trae Young played 4 seasons more than Dyson Daniels in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 7, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 26.2 points in a total of 279 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.4 ppg and his lowest 24.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20230
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels 1.3
+1.3
20243
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dyson Daniels -
DNP
20250
Trae Young 28.8
+28.8
202116

Trae Young's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Trae Young played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.9 points in a total of 11 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.2 ppg and his lowest 15.4.