Fred VanVleet vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Fred VanVleet 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 Fred VanVleet.
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 Fred VanVleet 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.
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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 10.3 points more than Fred VanVleet in his 9 seasons (25.2 points against 14.9), and he also scored a total of 4,105 points more (12,309 vs. 8,204).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | 9 | |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | +10.3 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | 9 | |
| Trae Young | 12,309 | +4,105 | 8 |
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 Fred VanVleet (+15.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+64).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 6 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +15.4 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 6 | |
| Trae Young | 713 | +64 | 3 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 164 | |||
| Trae Young | 345 | +181 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 393 | |||
| Trae Young | 467 | +74 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 529 | +41 | ||
| Trae Young | 488 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 21 | +21 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 12 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +9 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 29 | +4 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 53 | +26 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 6 | +6 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 14.9 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 40.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 37.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 86.2 | 9 | 550 |
| difference: | +10.3 | +3.0 | +6.0 | +3.1 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +4.3 | +4.9 | +1.1 | +1 | +62 |
| 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 | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 8,204 | 2,763 | 6,885 | 40.1 | 1,386 | 3,731 | 37.1 | 1,292 | 1,498 | 86.2 | 9 | 550 |
| difference: | +4,105 | +1,128 | +2,120 | +3.1 | +104 | +77 | +2.0 | +1,953 | +2,220 | +1.1 | +1 | +62 |
| 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 | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 11.0 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 39.7 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 38.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 86.2 | 6 | 59 |
| difference: | +15.4 | +4.9 | +12.1 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +3.0 | +8.6 | +5.2 | +6.2 | +1.0 | +3 | +32 |
| 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 | ||||
| Fred VanVleet | 649 | 219 | 551 | 39.7 | 130 | 339 | 38.3 | 81 | 94 | 86.2 | 6 | 59 |
| difference: | +64 | +13 | +26 | +0.5 | +60 | +103 | +8.6 | +98 | +116 | +1.0 | +3 | +32 |
| 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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Fred VanVleet's additional seasons: | ||||
* Fred VanVleet played 1 season more than Trae Young in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2025—he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 60 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Fred VanVleet | 2.0 | +2.0 | 2017 | 7 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Fred VanVleet | 6.8 | +6.8 | 2018 | 6 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 29.2 | +29.2 | 2023 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Fred VanVleet | 13.8 | +13.8 | 2022 | 4 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Fred VanVleet | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Fred VanVleet's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Fred VanVleet played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.7 points in a total of 7 games. |