Jake LaRavia vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Jake LaRavia 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 Jake LaRavia.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Trae Young has better scoring average and totals in the regular season, and since Jake LaRavia didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Trae Young has better playoff stats. 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 18 points more than Jake LaRavia in his 4 seasons (25.2 points against 7.2), and he also scored a total of 11,167 points more (12,309 vs. 1,142).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jake LaRavia 7.2
4
Trae Young 25.2
+18.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Jake LaRavia 1,142
4
Trae Young 12,309
+11,167
8

Points in the Playoffs

Jake LaRavia didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Trae Young has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jake LaRavia 0
0
Trae Young 26.4
+26.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Jake LaRavia 0
0
Trae Young 713
+713
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Jake LaRavia 0
Trae Young 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Jake LaRavia 0
Trae Young 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Jake LaRavia 1
Trae Young 164
+163

20+ Point Games

Jake LaRavia 7
Trae Young 345
+338

10+ Point Games

Jake LaRavia 50
Trae Young 467
+417

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jake LaRavia 132
Trae Young 488
+356

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jake LaRavia 26
+26
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

Jake LaRavia didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Trae Young's point thresholds are omited here.

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jake LaRavia 7.2 2.5 5.7 43.6 1.0 2.7 36.6 1.3 1.7 74.3 4 158
difference:+18.0+5.5+12.8+0.4+1.6+4.8+1.5+5.3+5.9+13.0+4+330
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
Jake LaRavia 1,142 389 893 43.6 159 434 36.6 205 276 74.3 4 158
difference:+11,167+3,502+8,112+0.4+1,123+3,220+1.5+3,040+3,442+13.0+4+330
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
Jake LaRavia DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+26.4+8.6+21.4+40.2+2.6+8.7+29.7+6.6+7.8+85.2+3+27
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
Jake LaRavia DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0
difference:+713+232+577+40.2+70+236+29.7+179+210+85.2+3+27
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
Jake LaRavia 3.0
202335
Trae Young 19.1
+16.1
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jake LaRavia 10.8
202435
Trae Young 29.6
+18.8
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jake LaRavia 6.9
202566
Trae Young 25.3
+18.4
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jake LaRavia 9.1
202622
Trae Young 28.4
+19.3
202276

Trae Young's additional seasons:

* Trae Young played 4 seasons more than Jake LaRavia in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 25.2 points in a total of 208 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 26.2 ppg and his lowest 17.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20230
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20240
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jake LaRavia -
DNP
20250
Trae Young 28.8
+28.8
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jake LaRavia -
DNP *
20260
Trae Young 15.4
+15.4
20225
* season in progress

Trae Young's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Trae Young played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 29.2 points in a total of 6 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.2 ppg and his lowest 29.2.