Frankie Brian vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Frankie Brian, 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.

Frankie Brian played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Frankie Brian had the first of his seasons in 1949-50, 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
Frankie Brian 7 6 1949-50 to 1955-56
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Frankie Brian Trae Young
Season 1949-502018-19
Team Anderson PackersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Packers Lost SemifinalsDid 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 %
Frankie Brian 64 - 17.8 - - - 3.0 - - - 3.0 5.8 18.1 .318 - - - 6.3 7.6 .824
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 %
Frankie Brian 8 - 11.9 - - - 2.4 - - - 3.0 3.3 12.0 .271 - - - 5.4 6.0 .896
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Frankie Brian Trae Young
Season 1950-512019-20
Team Tri-Cities BlackhawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Frankie Brian 68 - 16.8 - - 3.6 3.9 - - - 3.2 5.3 16.6 .322 - - - 6.1 7.5 .823
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 %
Frankie Brian ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Frankie Brian Trae Young
Season 1951-522020-21
Team Fort Wayne PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div SemisHawks 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 %
Frankie Brian 66 40.5 15.9 - - 3.5 3.5 - - - 3.3 5.2 14.7 .352 - - - 5.6 6.6 .848
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 %
Frankie Brian 2 40.5 8.5 - - 3.0 4.5 - - - 5.0 3.0 12.0 .250 - - - 2.5 3.0 .833
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

Frankie Brian Trae Young
Season 1952-532021-22
Team Fort Wayne PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div FinalsHawks 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 %
Frankie Brian 68 28.1 10.7 - - 2.0 2.1 - - - 3.0 3.6 10.3 .351 - - - 3.5 4.4 .795
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 %
Frankie Brian 8 18.3 5.6 - - 1.1 1.4 - - - 2.9 1.6 5.3 .310 - - - 2.4 3.1 .760
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

Frankie Brian Trae Young
Season 1953-542022-23
Team Fort Wayne PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost W Div Round RobinHawks 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 %
Frankie Brian 64 15.2 6.3 - - 1.2 1.4 - - - 1.6 2.1 5.5 .375 - - - 2.1 2.8 .753
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 %
Frankie Brian 4 26.5 10.3 - - 3.0 2.5 - - - 1.8 3.8 9.0 .417 - - - 2.8 4.0 .688
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

Frankie Brian Trae Young
Season 1954-552023-24
Team Fort Wayne PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Frankie Brian 71 19.5 9.7 - - 1.8 2.0 - - - 1.9 3.3 8.8 .380 - - - 3.1 3.6 .851
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 %
Frankie Brian 11 24.5 11.5 - - 2.0 2.5 - - - 2.4 4.4 10.9 .400 - - - 2.8 3.5 .816
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Frankie Brian Trae Young
Season 1955-56-
Team Fort Wayne Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost NBA 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 %
Frankie Brian 37 18.4 6.2 - - 2.4 2.0 - - - 1.7 2.1 7.1 .297 - - - 1.9 2.4 .818
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Frankie Brian 10 16.6 6.9 - - 1.2 1.7 - - - 1.5 2.6 6.8 .382 - - - 1.7 2.1 .810
Trae Young ------- --- ----------