Eddie Johnson vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Eddie Johnson, 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.

Eddie Johnson played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Eddie Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, 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
Eddie Johnson 10 6 1977-78 to 1986-87
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1977-782018-19
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Eddie Johnson 79 23.7 10.5 0.6 1.3 1.9 3.0 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.9 4.2 8.7 .484 - - - 2.1 2.5 .816
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 %
Eddie Johnson 2 32.0 15.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 2.5 5.0 6.0 9.5 .632 - - - 3.5 4.0 .875
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1978-792019-20
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Eddie Johnson 78 30.9 16.0 0.8 1.3 2.2 4.6 1.6 0.1 2.7 3.1 6.4 12.6 .510 - - - 3.1 3.7 .832
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 %
Eddie Johnson 9 29.1 16.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 5.0 0.4 0.2 2.1 2.4 7.2 14.2 .508 - - - 2.0 2.8 .720
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Eddie Johnson 79 33.2 18.5 1.2 1.3 2.5 4.7 1.5 0.3 2.4 2.7 7.5 15.3 .487 0.1 0.2 .385 3.5 4.3 .828
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 %
Eddie Johnson 5 37.6 19.4 0.6 3.0 3.6 4.2 1.6 0.4 2.2 2.4 7.6 14.8 .514 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 5.6 .750
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
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta 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 %
Eddie Johnson 75 35.9 19.1 0.8 1.6 2.4 5.4 1.7 0.1 2.6 2.5 7.6 15.1 .504 0.1 0.3 .300 3.7 4.7 .784
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 %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
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
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Eddie Johnson 68 34.0 17.8 0.9 1.9 2.8 5.3 1.5 0.2 2.7 2.8 6.7 14.9 .450 0.1 0.4 .233 4.3 5.7 .764
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 %
Eddie Johnson 2 33.5 11.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 4.5 0.0 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 13.0 .346 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
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
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1982-832023-24
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta 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 %
Eddie Johnson 61 29.7 16.0 0.4 1.6 2.0 5.2 1.0 0.1 2.6 2.3 6.4 14.1 .453 0.2 0.7 .341 3.0 3.9 .785
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 %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1983-84-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Eddie Johnson 67 28.3 13.2 0.5 1.7 2.2 5.6 0.9 0.1 2.6 2.3 5.3 11.9 .442 0.2 0.6 .372 2.4 3.2 .770
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 5 24.6 10.8 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.8 1.2 0.0 1.4 2.2 3.8 10.8 .352 0.2 1.2 .167 3.0 4.4 .682
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1984-85-
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 %
Eddie Johnson 73 32.4 16.3 0.5 2.1 2.6 7.8 0.6 0.1 3.3 2.5 6.2 13.0 .479 0.3 1.0 .306 3.6 4.5 .798
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1985-86-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Eddie Johnson 71 20.8 10.0 0.4 1.3 1.7 4.7 0.3 0.0 2.1 1.8 4.0 8.7 .457 0.4 1.2 .341 1.6 2.2 .723
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Eddie Johnson Trae Young
Season 1986-87-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost West 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 %
Eddie Johnson 24 21.2 9.0 0.5 1.5 1.9 4.8 0.5 0.0 1.7 1.5 3.5 7.8 .457 0.2 0.6 .333 1.8 2.3 .764
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eddie Johnson 14 12.9 6.4 0.4 0.6 1.0 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.1 2.2 4.1 .534 0.1 0.4 .400 1.9 2.1 .867
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
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