Metta World Peace vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Metta World Peace 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 Metta World Peace.
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 Metta World Peace 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.
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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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 12.1 points more than Metta World Peace in his 17 seasons (25.3 points against 13.2). On the other hand Metta World Peace scored a total of 838 points more than Trae Young (13,058 vs. 12,220).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Metta World Peace | 13.2 | 17 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | +12.1 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Metta World Peace | 13,058 | +838 | 17 |
| Trae Young | 12,220 | 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 Metta World Peace (+12.5 points per game) while Metta World Peace scored more points (+467).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Metta World Peace | 13.9 | 9 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +12.5 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Metta World Peace | 1,180 | +467 | 9 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 34 | +34 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 214 | |||
| Trae Young | 342 | +128 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 647 | +184 | ||
| Trae Young | 463 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 953 | +470 | ||
| Trae Young | 483 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 38 | +38 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 12 | +12 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 20 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +1 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 62 | +37 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 84 | +57 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 13.2 | 4.7 | 11.4 | 41.4 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 33.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 71.5 | 17 | 991 |
| difference: | +12.1 | +3.3 | +7.1 | +1.8 | +1.4 | +4.1 | +1.3 | +4.1 | +4.0 | +15.8 | +10 | +508 |
| 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 | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 13,058 | 4,666 | 11,266 | 41.4 | 1,154 | 3,402 | 33.9 | 2,572 | 3,596 | 71.5 | 17 | 991 |
| difference: | +838 | +801 | +2,331 | +1.8 | +123 | +226 | +1.3 | +641 | +83 | +15.8 | +10 | +508 |
| 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 | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 13.9 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 38.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 30.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 71.4 | 9 | 85 |
| difference: | +12.5 | +3.5 | +8.4 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +3.8 | +1.1 | +4.4 | +4.7 | +13.8 | +6 | +58 |
| 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 | ||||
| Metta World Peace | 1,180 | 431 | 1,108 | 38.9 | 128 | 415 | 30.8 | 190 | 266 | 71.4 | 9 | 85 |
| difference: | +467 | +199 | +531 | +1.3 | +58 | +179 | +1.1 | +11 | +56 | +13.8 | +6 | +58 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 232 | 577 | 40.2 | 70 | 236 | 29.7 | 179 | 210 | 85.2 | 3 | 27 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Metta World Peace's additional seasons: | ||||
* Metta World Peace played 10 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 17, from 2007 to 2017—he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 583 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 2.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Metta World Peace | 17.4 | +17.4 | 2006 | 5 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Metta World Peace's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Metta World Peace played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 54 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.6 ppg and his lowest 6. |