Jim Cleamons vs. Trae Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Trae Young and Jim Cleamons that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Trae Young: 2018-19 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Trae Young 0

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Trae Young 7

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Trae Young 3

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Trae Young 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 0 Trae Young 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Trae Young 0

Assists Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Trae Young 1

NBA Cup 1st Team Jim Cleamons 0 * Trae Young 1 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.3 Trae Young 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Trae Young 3.5

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Trae Young 9.8

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Trae Young 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Trae Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Trae Young 12,220

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Trae Young 1,687

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Trae Young 4,748

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Trae Young 505

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Trae Young 74

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Trae Young 483

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Trae Young .433

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Trae Young .352

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Trae Young .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Trae Young 29.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Trae Young 4.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Trae Young 11.6 (2025)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Trae Young 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Trae Young 0.2 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Trae Young 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Trae Young 3.4

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Trae Young 9.0

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Trae Young 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Trae Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Trae Young 713

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Trae Young 92

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Trae Young 243

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Trae Young 33

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Trae Young 4

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Trae Young 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Trae Young .402

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons - * Trae Young .297

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Trae Young .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Trae Young 29.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Trae Young 5.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Trae Young 10.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Trae Young 1.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * Trae Young 0.7 (2023)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.