Vince Carter vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young and Vince Carter 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
Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points while Trae Young has one of the highest career 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 Trae Young has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Vince Carter 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 8.6 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (25.3 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 13,508 points more than Trae Young (25,728 vs. 12,220).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 22 | |
| Trae Young | 25.3 | +8.6 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | +13,508 | 22 |
| 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 Vince Carter (+8.3 points per game) while Vince Carter scored more points (+880).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 11 | |
| Trae Young | 26.4 | +8.3 | 3 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | +880 | 11 |
| Trae Young | 713 | 3 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 597 | +255 | ||
| Trae Young | 342 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,094 | +631 | ||
| Trae Young | 463 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,473 | +990 | ||
| Trae Young | 483 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +68 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1 | +1 | ||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 40 | +19 | ||
| Trae Young | 21 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vince Carter | 68 | +43 | ||
| Trae Young | 25 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 88 | +61 | ||
| Trae Young | 27 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vince Carter | 0 | |||
| Trae Young | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vince Carter | 16.7 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 43.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 37.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +8.6 | +2.0 | +4.7 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +3.5 | +1.9 | +3.6 | +3.7 | +7.5 | +15 | +1,058 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 25,728 | 9,293 | 21,339 | 43.5 | 2,290 | 6,168 | 37.1 | 4,852 | 6,082 | 79.8 | 22 | 1,541 |
| difference: | +13,508 | +5,428 | +12,404 | +0.3 | +1,013 | +2,540 | +1.9 | +1,639 | +2,403 | +7.5 | +15 | +1,058 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 18.1 | 6.3 | 15.2 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 33.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +8.3 | +2.3 | +6.2 | +1.4 | +1.2 | +4.7 | +4.1 | +2.5 | +2.7 | +5.6 | +8 | +61 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vince Carter | 1,593 | 557 | 1,340 | 41.6 | 119 | 352 | 33.8 | 360 | 452 | 79.6 | 11 | 88 |
| difference: | +880 | +325 | +763 | +1.4 | +49 | +116 | +4.1 | +181 | +242 | +5.6 | +8 | +61 |
| 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
Vince Carter's additional seasons: | ||||
* Vince Carter played 17 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 24, from 2005 to 2020—he averaged 15.0 points in a total of 1,235 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 19.3 | +19.3 | 2000 | 3 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2002 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 15.4 | +15.4 | 2022 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2003 | 0 |
| Trae Young | 29.2 | +29.2 | 2023 | 6 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vince Carter | 26.8 | +26.8 | 2005 | 4 |
| Trae Young | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Vince Carter's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 17 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 10 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 77 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 29.6 ppg and his lowest 6.3. |