Luka Doncic vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Luka Doncic 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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Luka Doncic 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 Luka Doncic has better scoring stats than Trae Young 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.
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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, Luka Doncic averages 3.4 points more than Trae Young in his 8 seasons (28.7 points against 25.3), and he also scored a total of 688 points more (12,970 vs. 12,282).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Luka Doncic | 28.7 | +3.4 | 8 |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Luka Doncic | 12,970 | +688 | 8 |
| Trae Young | 12,282 | 8 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Luka Doncic | 1 |  +1 |
| Trae Young | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Trae Young (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+984).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | +4.5 | 5 |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | 3 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | +984 | 5 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 2 | +2 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 383 | +39 | ||
| Trae Young | 344 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 446 | |||
| Trae Young | 466 | +20 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 451 | |||
| Trae Young | 486 | +35 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 50 | +29 | ||
| Trae Young | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +30 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +28 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 28.7 | 9.7 | 20.7 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 35.0 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 75.1 | 8 | 452 |
| difference: | +3.4 | +1.7 | +2.2 | +3.6 | +0.5 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +12.2 | +34 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | 8.0 | 18.5 | 43.2 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 35.2 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 87.3 | 8 | 486 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 12,970 | 4,390 | 9,371 | 46.8 | 1,385 | 3,960 | 35.0 | 2,805 | 3,733 | 75.1 | 8 | 452 |
| difference: | +688 | +508 | +392 | +3.6 | +104 | +316 | +0.2 | +432 | +25 | +12.2 | +34 | |
| Trae Young | 12,282 | 3,882 | 8,979 | 43.2 | 1,281 | 3,644 | 35.2 | 3,237 | 3,708 | 87.3 | 8 | 486 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | 10.8 | 23.3 | 46.1 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 34.7 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
| difference: | +4.5 | +2.2 | +1.9 | +5.9 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +5.0 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +11.5 | +2 | +28 |
| 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 | ||||
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | 592 | 1,284 | 46.1 | 182 | 525 | 34.7 | 331 | 449 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
| difference: | +984 | +360 | +707 | +5.9 | +112 | +289 | +5.0 | +152 | +239 | +11.5 | +2 | +28 |
| 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
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Luka Doncic | 31.0 | +31.0 | 2020 | 6 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 29.2 | +29.2 | 2023 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Luka Doncic | 28.9 | +28.9 | 2024 | 22 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Luka Doncic | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2025 | 5 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||