Connie Hawkins vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Connie Hawkins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Connie Hawkins played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Connie Hawkins had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, while Trae Young had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Connie Hawkins 7 2 1969-70 to 1975-76
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Connie Hawkins Trae Young
Season 1969-702018-19
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Div SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins 81 40.9 24.6 - - 10.4 4.8 - - - 3.5 8.8 17.9 .490 - - - 7.1 9.1 .779
Trae Young 81 30.9 19.1 0.8 2.9 3.7 8.1 0.9 0.2 3.8 1.7 6.5 15.5 .418 1.9 6.0 .324 4.2 5.1 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins 7 46.9 25.4 - - 13.9 5.9 - - - 3.1 8.9 21.4 .413 - - - 7.7 9.4 .818
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Connie Hawkins Trae Young
Season 1970-712019-20
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins 71 37.5 20.9 - - 9.1 4.5 - - - 2.8 7.2 16.6 .434 - - - 6.4 7.9 .816
Trae Young 60 35.3 29.6 0.5 3.7 4.3 9.3 1.1 0.1 4.8 1.7 9.1 20.8 .437 3.4 9.5 .361 8.0 9.3 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Connie Hawkins Trae Young
Season 1971-722020-21
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins 76 36.8 21.0 - - 8.3 3.9 - - - 3.1 7.5 16.4 .459 - - - 6.0 7.4 .807
Trae Young 63 33.7 25.3 0.6 3.3 3.9 9.4 0.8 0.2 4.1 1.8 7.7 17.7 .438 2.2 6.3 .343 7.7 8.7 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Trae Young 16 37.7 28.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 9.5 1.3 0.0 4.0 2.2 9.4 22.4 .418 2.8 9.0 .313 7.3 8.4 .866

Season 4

Connie Hawkins Trae Young
Season 1972-732021-22
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins 75 36.9 16.1 - - 8.5 4.1 - - - 3.1 5.9 12.3 .479 - - - 4.3 5.4 .797
Trae Young 76 34.9 28.4 0.7 3.1 3.7 9.7 0.9 0.1 4.0 1.7 9.4 20.3 .460 3.1 8.0 .382 6.6 7.3 .904
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Trae Young 5 37.2 15.4 1.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 0.6 0.0 6.2 2.6 4.4 13.8 .319 1.4 7.6 .184 5.2 6.6 .788

Season 5

Connie Hawkins Trae Young
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins 79 34.9 12.6 2.2 4.9 7.2 5.2 1.4 1.0 - 2.8 5.1 10.2 .501 - - - 2.4 3.2 .761
Trae Young 73 34.8 26.2 0.8 2.2 3.0 10.2 1.1 0.1 4.1 1.4 8.2 19.0 .429 2.1 6.3 .335 7.8 8.8 .886
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins 5 34.4 10.8 2.8 5.2 8.0 3.2 1.4 0.2 - 2.6 4.2 12.0 .350 - - - 2.4 3.0 .800
Trae Young 6 38.3 29.2 0.8 2.8 3.7 10.2 1.7 0.7 4.0 1.8 10.0 24.8 .403 3.0 9.0 .333 6.2 7.2 .860

Season 6

Connie Hawkins Trae Young
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins 43 23.9 8.0 1.3 3.3 4.6 2.8 1.2 0.5 - 2.7 3.2 7.5 .429 - - - 1.6 2.3 .687
Trae Young 54 36.0 25.7 0.4 2.3 2.8 10.8 1.3 0.2 4.4 2.0 8.0 18.7 .430 3.2 8.7 .373 6.4 7.5 .855
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Connie Hawkins Trae Young
Season 1975-76-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins 74 25.8 8.2 1.4 4.6 6.0 2.9 1.1 0.6 - 2.3 3.2 7.2 .447 - - - 1.8 2.6 .712
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Connie Hawkins ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------