Rajon Rondo vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Rajon Rondo 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 Rajon Rondo.
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 and also scored more total points during the season while Rajon Rondo scored more points in the postseason. 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, Trae Young averages 15.4 points more than Rajon Rondo in his 16 seasons (25.2 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 2,972 points more (12,309 vs. 9,337).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 16 | |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | +15.4 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 16 | |
| Trae Young | 12,309 | +2,972 | 8 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Rajon Rondo (+13.9 points per game) while Rajon Rondo scored more points (+956).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 10 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +13.9 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | +956 | 10 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 2 | +2 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 34 | +34 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 81 | |||
| Trae Young | 345 | +264 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 446 | |||
| Trae Young | 467 | +21 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 901 | +413 | ||
| Trae Young | 488 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 56 | +56 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 24 | +3 | ||
| Trae Young | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 82 | +57 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 131 | +104 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 3 | +3 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 9.8 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 45.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 32.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
| difference: | +15.4 | +3.9 | +9.6 | +2.4 | +2.1 | +6.1 | +2.7 | +5.4 | +5.7 | +26.2 | +8 | +469 |
| 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 | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 9,337 | 3,886 | 8,516 | 45.6 | 449 | 1,384 | 32.4 | 1,116 | 1,826 | 61.1 | 16 | 957 |
| difference: | +2,972 | +5 | +489 | +2.4 | +833 | +2,270 | +2.7 | +2,129 | +1,892 | +26.2 | +8 | +469 |
| 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 | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 12.5 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 44.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.0 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
| difference: | +13.9 | +3.6 | +10.0 | +3.8 | +2.1 | +7.2 | +3.3 | +4.7 | +4.9 | +20.3 | +7 | +107 |
| 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 | ||||
| Rajon Rondo | 1,669 | 674 | 1,532 | 44.0 | 68 | 206 | 33.0 | 253 | 390 | 64.9 | 10 | 134 |
| difference: | +956 | +442 | +955 | +3.8 | +2 | +30 | +3.3 | +74 | +180 | +20.3 | +7 | +107 |
| 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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Rajon Rondo's additional seasons: | ||||
* Rajon Rondo played 9 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 17, from 2015 to 2022—he averaged 8.0 points in a total of 497 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11.9 ppg and his lowest 4.8. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rajon Rondo | 10.2 | +10.2 | 2008 | 26 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rajon Rondo | 17.3 | +17.3 | 2012 | 19 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Rajon Rondo | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Rajon Rondo's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Rajon Rondo played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 7.1 points in a total of 55 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.5 ppg and his lowest 4.2. |