Campy Russell vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Campy Russell, 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.

Campy Russell played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Campy Russell had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Campy Russell 9 4 1974-75 to 1984-85
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Campy Russell Trae Young
Season 1974-752018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta 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 %
Campy Russell 68 11.1 6.2 0.6 1.6 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.0 - 1.5 2.2 5.4 .411 - - - 1.8 2.4 .752
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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Campy Russell Trae Young
Season 1975-762019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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 %
Campy Russell 82 23.9 15.0 1.6 2.6 4.2 1.3 0.8 0.1 - 2.8 5.9 12.2 .482 - - - 3.2 4.2 .773
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 %
Campy Russell 13 25.2 13.6 1.9 3.5 5.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 - 3.9 5.0 12.4 .404 - - - 3.6 4.2 .855
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Campy Russell Trae Young
Season 1976-772020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Campy Russell 70 30.1 16.5 2.1 3.9 6.0 2.7 1.0 0.3 - 2.8 6.2 14.3 .434 - - - 4.1 5.3 .778
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 %
Campy Russell 3 33.3 17.7 3.3 5.3 8.7 3.3 1.0 0.3 - 3.3 7.0 18.0 .389 - - - 3.7 5.0 .733
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

Campy Russell Trae Young
Season 1977-782021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East 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 %
Campy Russell 72 35.0 19.4 2.1 4.2 6.4 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.9 2.7 7.3 16.2 .448 - - - 4.9 6.5 .751
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 %
Campy Russell 2 44.0 27.5 3.5 4.0 7.5 5.5 1.5 0.5 5.0 4.5 9.5 19.5 .487 - - - 8.5 10.5 .810
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

Campy Russell Trae Young
Season 1978-792022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards 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 %
Campy Russell 74 38.6 21.9 2.0 4.8 6.8 4.7 1.3 0.3 3.5 3.0 8.1 17.1 .476 - - - 5.6 7.1 .797
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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
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

Campy Russell Trae Young
Season 1979-802023-24
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 %
Campy Russell 41 32.5 18.2 1.9 3.6 5.5 4.2 1.8 0.5 3.6 2.8 6.9 15.4 .451 0.0 0.2 .111 4.3 5.8 .745
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 %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Campy Russell Trae Young
Season 1980-81-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks 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 %
Campy Russell 79 36.3 16.4 1.4 3.1 4.5 3.3 1.3 0.1 2.7 3.1 6.4 13.9 .464 0.1 0.3 .308 3.4 4.3 .781
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Campy Russell 2 44.5 23.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 2.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 7.5 17.0 .441 0.0 1.0 .000 8.0 8.5 .941
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Campy Russell Trae Young
Season 1981-82-
Team New York Knicks-
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 %
Campy Russell 77 30.6 13.9 1.1 1.9 3.1 3.7 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.9 5.3 11.1 .478 0.3 0.7 .439 3.0 3.8 .776
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Note: Campy Russell didn't play in 1982-83 and 1983-84.

Season 9

Campy Russell Trae Young
Season 1984-85-
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 %
Campy Russell 3 8.0 2.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.0 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.3 .000 0.7 1.0 .667
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Campy Russell ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------