Jaylen Brown vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Jaylen Brown 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Trae Young has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Jaylen Brown.
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 Jaylen Brown 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.
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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 6.2 points more than Jaylen Brown in his 10 seasons (25.2 points against 19.0), and he also scored a total of 739 points more (12,309 vs. 11,570).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 10 | |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | +6.2 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,570 | 10 | |
| Trae Young | 12,309 | +739 | 8 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Jaylen Brown (+7.1 points per game) while Jaylen Brown scored more points (+1,895).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 8 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +7.1 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | +1,895 | 8 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 300 | |||
| Trae Young | 345 | +45 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 493 | +26 | ||
| Trae Young | 467 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 597 | +109 | ||
| Trae Young | 488 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | +11 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 73 | +52 | ||
| Trae Young | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 116 | +91 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 130 | +103 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 5 | +5 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.0 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 47.9 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 36.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.6 | 10 | 608 |
| difference: | +6.2 | +0.9 | +3.6 | +4.6 | +0.7 | +2.2 | +0.9 | +3.8 | +3.7 | +14.7 | +2 | +120 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 11,570 | 4,345 | 9,080 | 47.9 | 1,159 | 3,217 | 36.0 | 1,721 | 2,369 | 72.6 | 10 | 608 |
| difference: | +739 | +454 | +75 | +4.6 | +123 | +437 | +0.9 | +1,524 | +1,349 | +14.7 | +2 | +120 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 19.3 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 35.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +7.1 | +1.4 | +6.4 | +8.0 | +0.7 | +3.2 | +5.7 | +3.7 | +3.8 | +12.5 | +5 | +108 |
| 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 | ||||
| Jaylen Brown | 2,608 | 978 | 2,030 | 48.2 | 263 | 742 | 35.4 | 389 | 535 | 72.7 | 8 | 135 |
| difference: | +1,895 | +746 | +1,453 | +8.0 | +193 | +506 | +5.7 | +210 | +325 | +12.5 | +5 | +108 |
| 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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Jaylen Brown's additional seasons: | ||||
* Jaylen Brown played 2 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 22.5 points in a total of 68 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 5.0 | +5.0 | 2017 | 17 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 18.0 | +18.0 | 2018 | 18 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 29.2 | +29.2 | 2023 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 23.1 | +23.1 | 2022 | 24 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 22.7 | +22.7 | 2023 | 20 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Jaylen Brown | 23.9 | +23.9 | 2024 | 19 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Jaylen Brown's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Jaylen Brown played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 22.1 points in a total of 11 games. |