Bob Hopkins vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Bob Hopkins, 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 Hopkins played 4 years in the NBA, 2 less than Trae Young, who played 6. Bob Hopkins had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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 Hopkins 4 4 1956-57 to 1959-60
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bob Hopkins Trae Young
Season 1956-572018-19
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsDid 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 Hopkins 62 12.3 5.7 - - 3.8 0.4 - - - 1.7 2.1 5.5 .379 - - - 1.5 2.0 .746
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 Hopkins 5 14.6 5.6 - - 3.8 0.4 - - - 0.8 1.8 5.0 .360 - - - 2.0 3.0 .667
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bob Hopkins Trae Young
Season 1957-582019-20
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisDid 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 Hopkins 69 17.7 8.2 - - 5.7 0.7 - - - 2.3 3.2 8.0 .399 - - - 1.8 2.3 .764
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 Hopkins 3 13.0 4.0 - - 4.7 0.0 - - - 2.3 1.3 5.3 .250 - - - 1.3 2.0 .667
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bob Hopkins Trae Young
Season 1958-592020-21
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div FinalsHawks 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 Hopkins 67 22.7 10.0 - - 6.5 1.0 - - - 2.7 3.7 9.1 .403 - - - 2.6 3.5 .752
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 Hopkins 9 22.6 8.2 - - 6.7 1.0 - - - 3.7 2.6 7.6 .338 - - - 3.1 3.8 .824
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 Hopkins Trae Young
Season 1959-602021-22
Team Syracuse NationalsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nationals Lost East Div SemisHawks 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 Hopkins 75 21.5 8.7 - - 6.2 0.7 - - - 2.6 3.4 8.8 .389 - - - 1.8 2.3 .782
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 Hopkins 1 19.0 7.0 - - 6.0 0.0 - - - 3.0 2.0 8.0 .250 - - - 3.0 3.0 1.000
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 Hopkins Trae Young
Season -2022-23
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Hawks 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 Hopkins ------- --- ----------
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 Hopkins ------- --- ----------
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 Hopkins Trae Young
Season -2023-24
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 Hopkins ------- --- ----------
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 Hopkins ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------