Eduardo Najera vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Eduardo Najera, 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.

Eduardo Najera played 12 years in the NBA, 6 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Eduardo Najera had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, 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
Eduardo Najera 12 9 2000-01 to 2011-12
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2000-012018-19
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
Eduardo Najera 40 10.8 3.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 1.5 2.8 .523 0.0 0.1 .333 0.4 0.8 .424
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 %
Eduardo Najera 7 6.0 3.0 1.0 1.1 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.1 1.3 2.4 .529 0.4 0.6 .750 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2001-022019-20
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
Eduardo Najera 62 21.9 6.5 2.4 3.1 5.5 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.6 2.5 2.4 4.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.4 .676
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 %
Eduardo Najera 8 15.4 4.6 0.4 1.3 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.3 2.8 2.0 2.9 .696 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .625
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2002-032020-21
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
Eduardo Najera 48 23.0 6.7 1.9 2.8 4.6 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 2.7 2.7 4.8 .558 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.9 .681
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 %
Eduardo Najera 19 20.8 6.1 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.8 2.8 2.1 4.5 .453 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.5 .792
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

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2003-042021-22
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
Eduardo Najera 58 12.4 3.0 1.2 1.5 2.7 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.6 1.2 2.8 .444 0.0 0.1 .500 0.5 0.8 .652
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 %
Eduardo Najera 5 11.2 2.4 2.0 1.4 3.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.4 1.0 2.2 .455 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
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

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Golden State Warriors, Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Eduardo Najera 68 17.4 5.2 1.5 2.1 3.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.9 2.2 2.1 4.7 .450 0.1 0.3 .286 0.9 1.3 .637
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 %
Eduardo Najera 2 6.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Eduardo Najera 64 22.6 5.4 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.6 2.0 4.7 .422 0.1 0.2 .333 1.4 1.8 .781
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 %
Eduardo Najera 4 22.3 2.0 1.0 2.8 3.8 0.5 0.8 0.0 1.0 3.3 0.8 3.5 .214 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2006-07-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Eduardo Najera 75 22.1 6.6 1.7 2.4 4.1 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.7 2.8 2.7 4.7 .576 0.0 0.2 .083 1.2 1.6 .715
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera 5 19.2 1.8 2.2 3.4 5.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.0 0.8 3.4 .235 0.0 0.6 .000 0.2 0.4 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2007-08-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West 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 %
Eduardo Najera 78 21.3 5.9 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.2 0.9 0.5 0.8 2.6 2.2 4.7 .473 0.7 1.9 .361 0.8 1.1 .708
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera 4 19.5 4.0 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 3.8 1.8 3.5 .500 0.5 1.3 .400 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2008-09-
Team New Jersey Nets-
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 %
Eduardo Najera 27 11.8 2.9 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.2 2.7 .446 0.2 0.9 .200 0.3 0.8 .364
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2009-10-
Team New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
Eduardo Najera 46 14.9 3.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.5 2.0 1.3 3.2 .425 0.4 1.4 .297 0.3 0.5 .583
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera 5 7.2 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.4 1.6 .250 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2010-11-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
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 %
Eduardo Najera 31 12.0 2.2 0.5 1.0 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.7 0.8 2.3 .361 0.4 1.1 .324 0.2 0.4 .545
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Eduardo Najera Trae Young
Season 2011-12-
Team Charlotte Bobcats-
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 %
Eduardo Najera 22 12.3 2.6 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.5 0.9 0.2 0.3 1.8 1.1 2.9 .375 0.4 1.3 .276 0.1 0.2 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Eduardo Najera ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------