Gilbert Arenas vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Gilbert Arenas, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Gilbert Arenas played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Trae Young, who played 8. Gilbert Arenas had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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 achievements, 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
Gilbert Arenas 11 5 2001-02 to 2011-12
Trae Young 8 3 2018-19 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Gilbert Arenas Trae Young
Season 2001-022018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 47 24.6 10.9 0.9 1.9 2.8 3.7 1.5 0.2 2.1 2.4 3.7 8.2 .453 0.8 2.4 .345 2.6 3.4 .775
difference:+34+6.3+8.2+0.1+1.0+0.9+4.4+0.6-1.7-0.7+2.8+7.3+.035+1.1+3.6+.021+1.6+1.7+.054
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
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Gilbert Arenas Trae Young
Season 2002-032019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Most Improved Player-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 82 35.0 18.3 1.2 3.5 4.7 6.3 1.5 0.2 3.5 3.2 6.2 14.4 .431 1.3 3.8 .348 4.5 5.7 .791
difference:+22+0.3+11.3+0.7+0.2+0.4+3.0+0.4+0.1-1.3-1.5+2.9+6.4+.006+2.1+5.7+.013+3.5+3.6+.069
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
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Gilbert Arenas Trae Young
Season 2003-042020-21
Team Washington WizardsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 55 37.6 19.6 1.0 3.6 4.6 5.0 1.9 0.2 4.1 3.2 6.5 16.6 .392 2.3 6.1 .375 4.3 5.8 .748
difference:+8+3.9+5.7+0.4+0.3+0.7+4.4+1.1-1.4+1.2+1.1+.046+0.1+0.2+.032+3.4+2.9+.138
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas DNP------ --- ----------
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
Gilbert Arenas Trae Young
Season 2004-052021-22
Team Washington WizardsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third TeamAchievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 80 40.9 25.5 1.0 3.7 4.7 5.1 1.7 0.3 3.0 3.1 8.2 19.0 .431 2.6 7.0 .365 6.5 8.0 .814
difference:+4+6.0+2.9+0.3+0.6+1.0+4.6+0.8+0.2-1.0-1.4+1.2+1.3+.029+0.5+1.0+.017+0.1+0.7+.090
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 10 45.1 23.6 0.8 4.4 5.2 6.2 2.1 0.6 3.9 3.4 7.3 19.4 .376 1.8 7.7 .234 7.2 9.4 .766
difference:+5+7.9+8.2+0.2+0.4+0.2+0.2+1.5+0.6-2.3-0.8+2.9+5.6+.057+0.4+0.1+.050+2.0+2.8+.022
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
Gilbert Arenas Trae Young
Season 2005-062022-23
Team Washington WizardsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 80 42.3 29.3 0.7 2.8 3.5 6.1 2.0 0.3 3.7 3.6 9.3 20.9 .447 2.5 6.8 .369 8.2 10.0 .820
difference:+7+7.5+3.1+0.1+0.6+0.5+4.1+0.9+0.2-0.4-2.2+1.1+1.9+.018+0.4+0.5+.034+0.4+1.2+.066
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 6 47.3 34.0 1.2 4.3 5.5 5.3 2.2 0.7 3.3 3.5 10.8 23.3 .464 3.3 7.7 .435 9.0 11.7 .771
difference:+9.0+4.8+0.4+1.5+1.8+4.9+0.5-0.7-1.7+0.8+1.5+.061+0.3+1.3+.102+2.8+4.5+.089
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
Gilbert Arenas Trae Young
Season 2006-072023-24
Team Washington WizardsAtlanta 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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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 74 39.8 28.4 0.8 3.7 4.6 6.0 1.9 0.2 3.2 3.4 8.7 20.9 .418 2.8 7.9 .351 8.2 9.7 .844
difference:+20+3.8+2.7+0.4+1.4+1.8+4.8+0.6-1.2-1.4+0.7+2.2+.012+0.4+0.8+.022+1.8+2.2+.011
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
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Gilbert Arenas Trae Young
Season 2007-082024-25
Team Washington WizardsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Wizards Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 13 32.7 19.4 0.5 3.5 3.9 5.1 1.8 0.1 3.8 2.3 6.0 15.1 .398 1.7 6.0 .282 5.7 7.4 .771
difference:+63+3.3+4.8+0.9+0.8+6.5+0.6+0.1-0.9-0.4+1.4+3.0+.013+1.2+2.4+.058+0.8+.104
Trae Young 76 36.0 24.2 0.5 2.6 3.1 11.6 1.2 0.2 4.7 1.9 7.4 18.1 .411 2.9 8.4 .340 6.5 7.4 .875
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 4 23.5 10.8 0.0 1.8 1.8 2.8 0.5 0.0 2.0 3.3 3.5 9.0 .389 1.3 3.0 .417 2.5 3.0 .833
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 8
Gilbert Arenas Trae Young
Season 2008-092025-26
Team Washington WizardsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Gilbert Arenas 2 31.5 13.0 0.5 4.0 4.5 10.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 3.0 11.5 .261 1.0 3.5 .286 6.0 8.0 .750
difference:+3+3.7+4.8+0.5+2.0+2.5+2.2+0.8+0.3-1.5-0.2+2.2+2.5+.110+1.7+.094+0.4+0.2+.071
Trae Young 5 27.8 17.8 0.0 2.0 2.0 7.8 0.8 0.2 2.0 1.8 5.2 14.0 .371 1.0 5.2 .192 6.4 7.8 .821
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Gilbert Arenas nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 8

Additional Years

* Gilbert Arenas played 3 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2010 to 2012—Gilbert Arenas played in two Playoffs.

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