Paul Watson vs. Trae Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Trae Young and Paul Watson 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
Paul Watson: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Trae Young: 2018-19 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Watson 0 Trae Young 0

NBA Seasons Paul Watson 3 Trae Young 7

Playoffs Played Paul Watson 1 Trae Young 3

All-Star Games Paul Watson 0 Trae Young 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Watson 0 Trae Young 1

Assists Leader Paul Watson 0 Trae Young 1

NBA Cup 1st Team Paul Watson 0 * Trae Young 1 *

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Watson 3.8 Trae Young 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Watson 1.9 Trae Young 3.5

Assists Per Game Paul Watson 0.7 Trae Young 9.8

Steals Per Game Paul Watson 0.3 Trae Young 1.0

Blocks Per Game Paul Watson 0.2 Trae Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Watson 173 Trae Young 12,220

Total Rebounds Paul Watson 89 Trae Young 1,687

Total Assists Paul Watson 33 Trae Young 4,748

Total Steals Paul Watson 13 Trae Young 505

Total Blocks Paul Watson 7 Trae Young 74

Total Games Paul Watson 46 Trae Young 483

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Watson .420 Trae Young .433

3-Point Percentage Paul Watson .392 Trae Young .352

Free Throw Percentage Paul Watson .684 Trae Young .873

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Watson 4.1 (2021) Trae Young 29.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Watson 3.0 (2022) Trae Young 4.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Paul Watson 0.9 (2022) Trae Young 11.6 (2025)

Steals Per Game Paul Watson 0.4 (2020) Trae Young 1.3 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Paul Watson 0.3 (2022) Trae Young 0.2 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Watson 1.0 Trae Young 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Watson 0.0 Trae Young 3.4

Assists Per Game Paul Watson 0.5 Trae Young 9.0

Steals Per Game Paul Watson 0.5 Trae Young 1.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Watson 0.0 Trae Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Watson 2 Trae Young 713

Total Rebounds Paul Watson 0 Trae Young 92

Total Assists Paul Watson 1 Trae Young 243

Total Steals Paul Watson 1 Trae Young 33

Total Blocks Paul Watson 0 Trae Young 4

Total Games Paul Watson 2 Trae Young 27

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Watson .500 Trae Young .402

3-Point Percentage Paul Watson - Trae Young .297

Free Throw Percentage Paul Watson - Trae Young .852

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Watson 1.0 (2020) Trae Young 29.2 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Watson 0.0 (2020) Trae Young 5.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Paul Watson 0.5 (2020) Trae Young 10.2 (2023)

Steals Per Game Paul Watson 0.5 (2020) Trae Young 1.7 (2023)

Blocks Per Game Paul Watson 0.0 (2020) Trae Young 0.7 (2023)