Jeff Ayres vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Jeff Ayres, 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.

Jeff Ayres and Trae Young both played 6 years in the NBA. Jeff Ayres had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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
Jeff Ayres 6 6 2009-10 to 2015-16
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeff Ayres Trae Young
Season 2009-102018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Jeff Ayres 39 10.4 2.7 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.9 1.1 1.7 .662 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 .900
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 %
Jeff Ayres 3 5.7 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .750
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Note: Jeff Ayres didn't play in 2010-11.

Season 2

Jeff Ayres Trae Young
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Jeff Ayres 20 5.3 1.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8 1.8 .417 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.4 .571
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 %
Jeff Ayres 4 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jeff Ayres Trae Young
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Indiana PacersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East 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 %
Jeff Ayres 37 10.0 3.9 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.6 3.4 .484 0.1 0.1 .500 0.6 0.6 .913
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 %
Jeff Ayres 9 7.9 1.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.9 2.7 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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

Jeff Ayres Trae Young
Season 2013-142021-22
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 %
Jeff Ayres 73 13.0 3.3 1.2 2.3 3.5 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.0 1.4 2.4 .580 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .691
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 %
Jeff Ayres 17 3.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .625
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

Jeff Ayres Trae Young
Season 2014-152022-23
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
Jeff Ayres 51 7.5 2.7 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.9 .579 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .750
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 %
Jeff Ayres 3 4.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .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

Jeff Ayres Trae Young
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Jeff Ayres 17 6.3 1.8 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.4 .522 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000
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 %
Jeff Ayres 2 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.5 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------