Tyrese Maxey vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Tyrese Maxey 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
Trae Young has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Tyrese Maxey.
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 Tyrese Maxey 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 5.1 points more than Tyrese Maxey in his 6 seasons (25.2 points against 20.1), and he also scored a total of 5,579 points more (12,309 vs. 6,730).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 20.1 | 6 | |
| Trae Young | 25.2 | +5.1 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 6,730 | 6 | |
| Trae Young | 12,309 | +5,579 | 8 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Tyrese Maxey (+8.6 points per game) while Tyrese Maxey scored more points (+17).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 17.8 | 4 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +8.6 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tyrese Maxey | 730 | +17 | 4 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 173 | |||
| Trae Young | 345 | +172 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 273 | |||
| Trae Young | 467 | +194 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 324 | |||
| Trae Young | 488 | +164 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 10 | +10 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 16 | |||
| Trae Young | 21 | +5 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 32 | +7 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 39 | +12 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 2 | +2 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 20.1 | 7.2 | 15.6 | 46.2 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 38.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 86.8 | 6 | 334 |
| difference: | +5.1 | +0.8 | +2.9 | +3.0 | +0.3 | +1.6 | +3.2 | +3.2 | +3.6 | +0.5 | +2 | +154 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 6,730 | 2,411 | 5,221 | 46.2 | 762 | 1,987 | 38.3 | 1,146 | 1,321 | 86.8 | 6 | 334 |
| difference: | +5,579 | +1,480 | +3,784 | +3.0 | +520 | +1,667 | +3.2 | +2,099 | +2,397 | +0.5 | +2 | +154 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 17.8 | 6.5 | 14.1 | 45.8 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 38.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 87.0 | 4 | 41 |
| difference: | +8.6 | +2.1 | +7.3 | +5.6 | +0.5 | +3.3 | +9.2 | +3.8 | +4.6 | +1.8 | +1 | +14 |
| 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 | ||||
| Tyrese Maxey | 730 | 265 | 578 | 45.8 | 86 | 221 | 38.9 | 114 | 131 | 87.0 | 4 | 41 |
| difference: | +17 | +33 | +1 | +5.6 | +16 | +15 | +9.2 | +65 | +79 | +1.8 | +1 | +14 |
| 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
Trae Young's additional seasons: | ||||
* Trae Young played 2 seasons more than Tyrese Maxey in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 7 to 8, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 23.8 points in a total of 81 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Maxey | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2021 | 12 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Maxey | 20.8 | +20.8 | 2022 | 12 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Maxey | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 29.2 | +29.2 | 2023 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tyrese Maxey | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Trae Young's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Trae Young didn't play in the postseason (2026 season yet in progress). |