Daniel Gibson vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Daniel Gibson, 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.

Daniel Gibson played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Daniel Gibson had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Daniel Gibson 7 4 2006-07 to 2012-13
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Daniel Gibson Trae Young
Season 2006-072018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA 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 %
Daniel Gibson 60 16.5 4.6 0.5 1.1 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.6 3.9 .424 0.9 2.1 .419 0.5 0.7 .718
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 %
Daniel Gibson 20 20.1 8.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.7 2.5 5.8 .431 1.4 3.3 .409 1.9 2.2 .884
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Daniel Gibson Trae Young
Season 2007-082019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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 %
Daniel Gibson 58 30.4 10.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 0.8 0.2 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.0 .432 2.0 4.6 .440 1.5 1.8 .810
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 %
Daniel Gibson 11 25.8 9.0 0.4 1.4 1.7 2.5 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.6 3.2 7.1 .449 1.7 3.8 .452 0.9 1.3 .714
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Daniel Gibson Trae Young
Season 2008-092020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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 %
Daniel Gibson 75 23.9 7.8 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.2 2.7 7.0 .391 1.4 3.8 .382 0.9 1.1 .767
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 %
Daniel Gibson 14 12.3 3.4 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.3 0.9 2.9 .325 0.7 2.0 .357 0.8 0.8 1.000
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
Daniel Gibson Trae Young
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 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 %
Daniel Gibson 56 19.1 6.3 0.2 1.1 1.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.2 4.8 .466 1.3 2.7 .477 0.6 0.9 .694
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 %
Daniel Gibson 5 4.6 1.4 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.4 .286 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.4 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
Daniel Gibson Trae Young
Season 2010-112022-23
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 %
Daniel Gibson 67 27.8 11.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.3 3.9 9.9 .400 1.8 4.4 .403 2.0 2.4 .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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
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
Daniel Gibson Trae Young
Season 2011-122023-24
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 %
Daniel Gibson 35 26.2 7.5 0.3 2.6 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.0 2.5 7.1 .351 1.6 4.0 .396 1.0 1.2 .791
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 %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Daniel Gibson Trae Young
Season 2012-13-
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 %
Daniel Gibson 46 20.0 5.4 0.1 1.2 1.3 1.8 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.9 1.8 5.4 .340 1.2 3.5 .344 0.6 0.8 .703
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Daniel Gibson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
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