Ausar Thompson vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Ausar Thompson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Ausar Thompson played 3 years in the NBA, 5 less than Trae Young, who played 8. Ausar Thompson had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Ausar Thompson |
3 |
1 |
2023-24 to 2025-26 |
| Trae Young |
8 |
3 |
2018-19 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ausar Thompson |
63 |
25.1 |
8.8 |
2.0 |
4.3 |
6.4 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
7.6 |
.483 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
.186 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
.597 |
| difference: | +18 | +5.8 | +10.3 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +2.7 | +6.2 | +0.2 | +0.7 | -2.5 | -1.1 | +2.8 | +7.9 | +.065 | +1.6 | +4.2 | +.138 | +3.1 | +3.2 | +.232 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Ausar Thompson nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ausar Thompson |
59 |
22.5 |
10.1 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
5.1 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
7.8 |
.535 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.224 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
.641 |
| difference: | +1 | +12.8 | +19.5 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +7.0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -3.4 | -1.1 | +4.9 | +13.0 | +.098 | +3.2 | +8.7 | +.137 | +6.5 | +6.9 | +.219 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ausar Thompson |
6 |
22.5 |
11.5 |
1.3 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
7.0 |
.571 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
.583 |
| Trae Young |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ausar Thompson |
20 |
28.0 |
11.8 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
4.9 |
9.5 |
.519 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.313 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
.547 |
| difference: | +43 | +5.7 | +13.5 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +6.3 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -2.7 | -1.0 | +2.8 | +8.2 | +.081 | +1.9 | +5.5 | +.030 | +5.9 | +5.5 | +.339 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Ausar Thompson |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Trae Young played 5 seasons more than Ausar Thompson in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 4 to 8, from 2022 to 2026—Trae Young played in two Playoffs. In those 5 extra years over Ausar Thompson, Trae Young got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team
1 Assists Leader
1 Cup All-Tournament Team
3 All-Star Game
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