Mike Conley vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Mike Conley 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 Mike Conley.

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 Mike Conley 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 11.3 points more than Mike Conley in his 19 seasons (25.2 points against 13.9). On the other hand Mike Conley scored a total of 4,288 points more than Trae Young (16,597 vs. 12,309).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Mike Conley 13.9
19
Trae Young 25.2
+11.3
8

Total Points

Seasons
Mike Conley 16,597
+4,288
19
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 Mike Conley (+12.6 points per game) while Mike Conley scored more points (+782).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Mike Conley 13.8
12
Trae Young 26.4
+12.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Mike Conley 1,495
+782
12
Trae Young 713
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Trae Young 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Trae Young 34
+33

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 26
Trae Young 164
+138

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 250
Trae Young 345
+95

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 854
+387
Trae Young 467

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 1,178
+690
Trae Young 488

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 17
+17
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Mike Conley 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Mike Conley 1
Trae Young 12
+11

20+ Point Games

Mike Conley 24
+3
Trae Young 21

10+ Point Games

Mike Conley 75
+50
Trae Young 25

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Mike Conley 104
+77
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Mike Conley 4
+4
Trae Young 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Mike Conley 13.9 4.9 11.1 43.8 1.6 4.2 38.9 2.5 3.0 82.6 19 1,195
difference:+11.3+3.1+7.4+0.6+1.0+3.3+3.8+4.1+4.6+4.7+11+707
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
Mike Conley 16,597 5,821 13,301 43.8 1,956 5,033 38.9 2,999 3,631 82.6 19 1,195
difference:+4,288+1,930+4,296+0.6+674+1,379+3.8+246+87+4.7+11+707
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
Mike Conley 13.8 4.7 11.6 40.9 1.6 4.4 36.0 2.8 3.5 80.7 12 108
difference:+12.6+3.9+9.8+0.7+1.0+4.3+6.3+3.8+4.3+4.5+9+81
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
Mike Conley 1,495 511 1,248 40.9 171 475 36.0 302 374 80.7 12 108
difference:+782+279+671+0.7+101+239+6.3+123+164+4.5+9+81
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
Mike Conley 9.4
200853
Trae Young 19.1
+9.7
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 10.9
200982
Trae Young 29.6
+18.7
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.0
201080
Trae Young 25.3
+13.3
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 13.7
201181
Trae Young 28.4
+14.7
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 12.7
201262
Trae Young 26.2
+13.5
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.6
201380
Trae Young 25.7
+11.1
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.2
201473
Trae Young 24.2
+7.0
202576

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.8
201570
Trae Young 17.8
+2.0
20265

Mike Conley's additional seasons:

* Mike Conley played 11 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 19, from 2016 to 2026—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 614 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.1 ppg and his lowest 5.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20080
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20090
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley -
DNP
20100
Trae Young 28.8
+28.8
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.2
201113
Trae Young 15.4
+0.2
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.1
20127
Trae Young 29.2
+15.1
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 17.0
+17.0
201315
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 15.9
+15.9
20147
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Mike Conley 14.4
+14.4
20158
Trae Young -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Mike Conley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Mike Conley played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 12.4 points in a total of 58 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.7 ppg and his lowest 6.