Joel Embiid vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Joel Embiid 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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Joel Embiid and Trae Young have two of the highest career scoring averages in league history and here we compare all their scoring stats.
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Joel Embiid scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Trae Young has a better scoring average 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Joel Embiid averages 2.4 points more than Trae Young in his 7 seasons (27.7 points against 25.3), and he also scored a total of 303 points more (12,523 vs. 12,220).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Joel Embiid | 27.7 | +2.4 | 9 |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | 7 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Joel Embiid | 12,523 | +303 | 9 |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | 7 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Joel Embiid | 2 |  +2 |
| Trae Young | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Joel Embiid (+1.5 points per game) while Joel Embiid scored more points (+756).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Joel Embiid | 24.9 | 7 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +1.5 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Joel Embiid | 1,469 | +756 | 7 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 362 | +20 | ||
| Trae Young | 342 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 443 | |||
| Trae Young | 463 | +20 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 451 | |||
| Trae Young | 483 | +32 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 42 | +21 | ||
| Trae Young | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 58 | +33 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 59 | +32 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 27.7 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 50.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 33.9 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 82.8 | 9 | 452 |
| difference: | +2.4 | +1.1 | +0.3 | +6.9 | +1.4 | +4.0 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +2.4 | +4.5 | +2 | +31 |
| 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 | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 12,523 | 4,117 | 8,212 | 50.1 | 532 | 1,568 | 33.9 | 3,757 | 4,538 | 82.8 | 9 | 452 |
| difference: | +303 | +252 | +723 | +6.9 | +745 | +2,060 | +1.3 | +544 | +859 | +4.5 | +2 | +31 |
| 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 | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 24.9 | 7.9 | 17.2 | 45.9 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 28.9 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 82.8 | 7 | 59 |
| difference: | +1.5 | +0.7 | +4.2 | +5.7 | +1.5 | +4.9 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +2.4 | +4 | +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 | ||||
| Joel Embiid | 1,469 | 466 | 1,015 | 45.9 | 65 | 225 | 28.9 | 472 | 570 | 82.8 | 7 | 59 |
| difference: | +756 | +234 | +438 | +5.7 | +5 | +11 | +0.8 | +293 | +360 | +2.4 | +4 | +32 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 232 | 577 | 40.2 | 70 | 236 | 29.7 | 179 | 210 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Joel Embiid's additional seasons: | ||||
* Joel Embiid played 2 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 31.1 points in a total of 58 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joel Embiid | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joel Embiid | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2018 | 8 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joel Embiid | 23.6 | +23.6 | 2022 | 10 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Joel Embiid | 23.7 | +23.7 | 2023 | 9 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Joel Embiid's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Joel Embiid played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 33.0 points in a total of 6 games. |