Bingo Smith vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Bingo Smith, 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.

Bingo Smith played 11 years in the NBA, 5 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Bingo Smith had the first of his seasons in 1969-70, 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
Bingo Smith 11 3 1969-70 to 1979-80
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1969-702018-19
Team San Diego RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Bingo Smith 75 16.0 7.3 - - 4.4 1.0 - - - 1.6 3.2 7.6 .427 - - - 0.9 1.3 .688
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 %
Bingo Smith ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1970-712019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Bingo Smith 77 30.3 15.2 - - 5.6 3.4 - - - 2.3 6.4 14.4 .448 - - - 2.3 3.0 .761
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 %
Bingo Smith ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1971-722020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Bingo Smith 82 33.3 15.0 - - 6.1 3.0 - - - 2.7 6.4 14.5 .443 - - - 2.2 2.7 .795
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 %
Bingo Smith ------- --- ----------
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

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1972-732021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Bingo Smith 73 14.6 8.2 - - 2.7 1.5 - - - 1.1 3.7 8.3 .444 - - - 0.9 1.1 .790
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 %
Bingo Smith ------- --- ----------
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

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1973-742022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Bingo Smith 82 31.9 14.8 1.6 3.7 5.3 2.4 1.1 0.4 - 3.0 6.5 14.4 .455 - - - 1.7 2.1 .822
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 %
Bingo Smith ------- --- ----------
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

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1974-752023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
Bingo Smith 82 32.1 15.9 1.3 3.6 5.0 2.8 1.0 0.3 - 2.8 7.1 14.8 .483 - - - 1.6 2.0 .825
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 %
Bingo Smith ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1975-76-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Bingo Smith 81 28.9 13.6 1.0 3.2 4.2 1.9 0.7 0.4 - 2.9 6.1 13.8 .442 - - - 1.4 1.7 .816
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bingo Smith 13 29.2 12.6 0.8 2.5 3.3 2.3 0.8 0.2 - 3.2 5.5 12.6 .433 - - - 1.7 1.9 .880
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1976-77-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Bingo Smith 81 26.4 14.5 1.1 2.8 3.9 1.9 0.8 0.4 - 2.6 6.3 14.2 .446 - - - 1.8 2.2 .818
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bingo Smith 3 19.0 7.0 1.0 1.7 2.7 1.3 1.0 0.3 - 1.7 3.0 13.0 .231 - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1977-78-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Bingo Smith 82 19.3 10.3 0.8 1.7 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.9 4.5 10.2 .439 - - - 1.3 1.6 .800
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bingo Smith 2 17.0 8.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 4.0 6.5 .615 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1978-79-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 %
Bingo Smith 72 22.9 11.2 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.7 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.6 5.0 10.9 .460 - - - 1.2 1.5 .783
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bingo Smith ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bingo Smith Trae Young
Season 1979-80-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers, San Diego Clippers-
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 %
Bingo Smith 78 27.2 11.4 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.3 0.8 0.2 1.0 2.7 4.9 11.4 .432 0.3 1.0 .284 1.3 1.5 .870
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bingo Smith ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------