Kristaps Porzingis vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Kristaps Porzingis 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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Trae Young has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Kristaps Porzingis.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Trae Young has better scoring stats than Kristaps Porzingis in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 5.7 points more than Kristaps Porzingis in his 9 seasons (25.3 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 2,381 points more (12,220 vs. 9,839).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6
9
Trae Young 25.3
+5.7
7

Total Points

Seasons
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839
9
Trae Young 12,220
+2,381
7

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 Kristaps Porzingis (+14.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+379).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9
4
Trae Young 26.4
+14.5
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Kristaps Porzingis 334
4
Trae Young 713
+379
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 0
Trae Young 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 3
Trae Young 34
+31

30+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 55
Trae Young 164
+109

20+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 239
Trae Young 342
+103

10+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 459
Trae Young 463
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kristaps Porzingis 500
+17
Trae Young 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kristaps Porzingis 1
+1
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 1
Trae Young 12
+11

20+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 5
Trae Young 21
+16

10+ Point Games

Kristaps Porzingis 13
Trae Young 25
+12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kristaps Porzingis 27
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kristaps Porzingis 1
+1
Trae Young 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 6.9 14.9 46.1 1.9 5.2 36.6 4.0 4.8 82.9 9 501
difference:+5.7+1.1+3.6+2.9+0.7+2.3+1.4+2.7+2.8+4.4+2+18
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
Kristaps Porzingis 9,839 3,453 7,486 46.1 950 2,597 36.6 1,983 2,391 82.9 9 501
difference:+2,381+412+1,449+2.9+327+1,031+1.4+1,230+1,288+4.4+2+18
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
Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 3.9 9.0 43.0 1.1 3.5 31.3 3.1 3.9 79.8 4 28
difference:+14.5+4.7+12.4+2.8+1.5+5.2+1.6+3.5+3.9+5.4+1+1
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
Kristaps Porzingis 334 108 251 43.0 31 99 31.3 87 109 79.8 4 28
difference:+379+124+326+2.8+39+137+1.6+92+101+5.4+1+1
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
Kristaps Porzingis 14.3
201672
Trae Young 19.1
+4.8
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 18.1
201766
Trae Young 29.6
+11.5
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 22.7
201848
Trae Young 25.3
+2.6
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.4
202057
Trae Young 28.4
+8.0
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.1
202143
Trae Young 26.2
+6.1
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 20.2
202251
Trae Young 25.7
+5.5
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 23.2
202365
Trae Young 24.2
+1.0
202576

Kristaps Porzingis' additional seasons:

* Kristaps Porzingis played 2 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 99 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20160
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20170
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20180
Trae Young 28.8
+28.8
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 23.7
+8.3
20203
Trae Young 15.4
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis 13.1
20217
Trae Young 29.2
+16.1
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20220
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kristaps Porzingis -
DNP
20230
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Kristaps Porzingis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kristaps Porzingis played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 9.5 points in a total of 18 games.

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