Julius Randle vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Julius Randle 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 Julius Randle.

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 points in during the postseason while Julius Randle scored more points in the regular season. 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 6 points more than Julius Randle in his 12 seasons (25.2 points against 19.2). On the other hand Julius Randle scored a total of 1,736 points more than Trae Young (14,045 vs. 12,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Julius Randle 19.2
12
Trae Young 25.2
+6.0
8

Total Points

Seasons
Julius Randle 14,045
+1,736
12
Trae Young 12,309
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Julius Randle (+7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+131).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Julius Randle 19.4
3
Trae Young 26.4
+7.0
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Julius Randle 582
3
Trae Young 713
+131
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Julius Randle 1
Trae Young 2
+1

40+ Point Games

Julius Randle 11
Trae Young 34
+23

30+ Point Games

Julius Randle 90
Trae Young 164
+74

20+ Point Games

Julius Randle 345
Trae Young 345

10+ Point Games

Julius Randle 641
+174
Trae Young 467

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Julius Randle 732
+244
Trae Young 488

0 Point Games (games without points)

Julius Randle 1
+1
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Julius Randle 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Julius Randle 1
Trae Young 12
+11

20+ Point Games

Julius Randle 17
Trae Young 21
+4

10+ Point Games

Julius Randle 27
+2
Trae Young 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Julius Randle 30
+3
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Julius Randle 0
Trae Young 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Julius Randle 19.2 6.9 14.7 47.2 1.2 3.6 33.5 4.1 5.4 75.7 12 733
difference:+6.0+1.1+3.8+4.0+1.4+3.9+1.6+2.5+2.2+11.6+4+245
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
Julius Randle 14,045 5,074 10,744 47.2 890 2,657 33.5 3,007 3,974 75.7 12 733
difference:+1,736+1,183+1,739+4.0+392+997+1.6+238+256+11.6+4+245
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
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30
difference:+7.0+2.0+5.7+1.9+0.7+2.8+3.1+2.3+2.6+3.7+3
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
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30
difference:+131+34+107+1.9+12+59+3.1+51+53+3.7+3
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
Julius Randle 2.0
20151
Trae Young 19.1
+17.1
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle 11.3
201681
Trae Young 29.6
+18.3
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle 13.2
201774
Trae Young 25.3
+12.1
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle 16.1
201882
Trae Young 28.4
+12.3
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle 21.4
201973
Trae Young 26.2
+4.8
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle 19.5
202064
Trae Young 25.7
+6.2
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle 24.1
202171
Trae Young 24.2
+0.1
202576

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle 20.1
+2.3
202272
Trae Young 17.8
20265

Julius Randle's additional seasons:

* Julius Randle played 4 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 12, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 22.6 points in a total of 215 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.1 ppg and his lowest 18.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170
Trae Young 28.8
+28.8
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180
Trae Young 15.4
+15.4
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle -
DNP
20190
Trae Young 29.2
+29.2
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle -
DNP
20200
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle 18.0
+18.0
20215
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Julius Randle -
DNP
20220
Trae Young -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Julius Randle's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Julius Randle played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 19.7 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.7 ppg and his lowest 16.6.