Khris Middleton vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Khris Middleton 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 Khris Middleton.

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 while Khris Middleton scored more total points in both stages. 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 8.7 points more than Khris Middleton in his 14 seasons (25.2 points against 16.5). On the other hand Khris Middleton scored a total of 706 points more than Trae Young (13,015 vs. 12,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Khris Middleton 16.5
14
Trae Young 25.2
+8.7
8

Total Points

Seasons
Khris Middleton 13,015
+706
14
Trae Young 12,309
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 Khris Middleton (+5.8 points per game) while Khris Middleton scored more points (+937).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Khris Middleton 20.6
9
Trae Young 26.4
+5.8
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Khris Middleton 1,650
+937
9
Trae Young 713
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 1
Trae Young 2
+1

40+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 5
Trae Young 34
+29

30+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 37
Trae Young 164
+127

20+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 278
Trae Young 345
+67

10+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 652
+185
Trae Young 467

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Khris Middleton 778
+290
Trae Young 488

0 Point Games (games without points)

Khris Middleton 10
+10
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 2
+1
Trae Young 1

30+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 12
Trae Young 12

20+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 41
+20
Trae Young 21

10+ Point Games

Khris Middleton 75
+50
Trae Young 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Khris Middleton 80
+53
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Khris Middleton 0
Trae Young 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Khris Middleton 16.5 6.0 13.0 46.0 1.8 4.7 38.6 2.7 3.1 87.7 14 788
difference:+8.7+2.0+5.5+2.8+0.8+2.8+3.5+3.9+4.5+0.4+6+300
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
Khris Middleton 13,015 4,733 10,283 46.0 1,419 3,676 38.6 2,130 2,428 87.7 14 788
difference:+706+842+1,278+2.8+137+22+3.5+1,115+1,290+0.4+6+300
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
Khris Middleton 20.6 7.4 16.7 44.1 2.5 6.3 39.0 3.4 3.9 86.6 9 80
difference:+5.8+1.2+4.7+3.9+0.1+2.4+9.3+3.2+3.9+1.4+6+53
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
Khris Middleton 1,650 591 1,339 44.1 196 503 39.0 272 314 86.6 9 80
difference:+937+359+762+3.9+126+267+9.3+93+104+1.4+6+53
Trae Young 713 232 577 40.2 70 236 29.7 179 210 85.2 3 27

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 6.1
201327
Trae Young 19.1
+13.0
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 12.1
201482
Trae Young 29.6
+17.5
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 13.4
201579
Trae Young 25.3
+11.9
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 18.2
201679
Trae Young 28.4
+10.2
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 14.7
201729
Trae Young 26.2
+11.5
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 20.1
201882
Trae Young 25.7
+5.6
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 18.3
201977
Trae Young 24.2
+5.9
202576

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 20.9
+3.1
202062
Trae Young 17.8
20265

Khris Middleton's additional seasons:

* Khris Middleton played 8 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 15.9 points in a total of 345 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.4 ppg and his lowest 9.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20130
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20140
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 15.8
20156
Trae Young 28.8
+13.0
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton -
DNP
20160
Trae Young 15.4
+15.4
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 14.5
20176
Trae Young 29.2
+14.7
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 24.7
+24.7
20187
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 16.9
+16.9
201915
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Khris Middleton 20.3
+20.3
202010
Trae Young -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Khris Middleton's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Khris Middleton played in 4 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 23.3 points in a total of 36 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.7 ppg and his lowest 14.5.