Bob Gross vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Bob Gross, 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.

Bob Gross played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Bob Gross had the first of his seasons in 1975-76, 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
Bob Gross 8 3 1975-76 to 1982-83
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Gross Trae Young
Season 1975-762018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta 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 %
Bob Gross 76 19.4 6.8 1.8 2.2 4.0 2.1 1.2 0.6 - 2.4 2.8 5.3 .523 - - - 1.3 1.9 .683
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 %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Gross Trae Young
Season 1976-772019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Bob Gross 82 27.2 11.4 2.1 2.7 4.8 3.0 1.3 0.7 - 3.1 4.6 8.7 .529 - - - 2.2 2.6 .851
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 %
Bob Gross 19 30.7 14.1 2.6 3.3 5.9 4.2 1.7 0.8 - 4.4 5.8 9.8 .591 - - - 2.5 2.8 .889
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Gross Trae Young
Season 1977-782020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
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 %
Bob Gross 72 30.0 12.7 2.5 3.1 5.6 3.5 1.4 0.7 2.5 3.3 5.3 10.0 .529 - - - 2.1 2.6 .800
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 %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Gross Trae Young
Season 1978-792021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta 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 %
Bob Gross 53 27.2 9.7 2.0 2.7 4.7 3.5 1.3 0.9 2.3 3.0 3.9 8.4 .472 - - - 1.8 2.2 .807
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 %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
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

Bob Gross Trae Young
Season 1979-802022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers 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 %
Bob Gross 62 25.5 8.7 1.4 2.7 4.0 3.7 1.0 0.8 2.7 2.9 3.6 7.6 .468 0.0 0.2 .100 1.5 1.8 .833
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 %
Bob Gross 3 17.0 4.0 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.7 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
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

Bob Gross Trae Young
Season 1980-812023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Bob Gross 82 23.6 7.8 1.5 2.5 4.0 3.1 1.1 0.8 1.8 2.9 3.1 5.8 .528 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 1.9 .849
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 %
Bob Gross 3 20.0 9.0 1.7 1.0 2.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.7 3.0 3.0 4.7 .643 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.7 .643
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bob Gross Trae Young
Season 1981-82-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Bob Gross 59 23.3 7.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 2.1 1.3 0.7 1.5 2.7 2.9 5.5 .537 0.1 0.1 .500 1.3 1.8 .750
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
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Season 8

Bob Gross Trae Young
Season 1982-83-
Team 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 %
Bob Gross 27 13.8 3.1 1.2 1.3 2.4 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.6 1.3 3.0 .427 0.0 0.1 .333 0.4 0.7 .632
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bob Gross ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------