Jeff Hornacek vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Jeff Hornacek, 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.

Jeff Hornacek played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than Trae Young, who played 7. Jeff Hornacek had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Jeff Hornacek	14	11	1986-87 to 1999-00
Trae Young	7	3	2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jeff Hornacek	Trae Young
Season	1986-87	2018-19
Team	Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeff Hornacek	80	19.5	5.3	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.5	0.9	0.1	1.9	1.6	2.0	4.4	.454	0.2	0.5	.279	1.2	1.5	.777
difference:	+1	+11.4	+13.8	+0.3	+1.1	+1.4	+3.6		+0.1	-1.9	-0.1	+4.5	+11.1	+.036	+1.7	+5.5	+.045	+3.0	+3.6	+.052
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 Jeff Hornacek nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Jeff Hornacek	Trae Young
Season	1987-88	2019-20
Team	Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeff Hornacek	82	27.4	9.5	0.9	2.3	3.2	6.6	1.3	0.1	1.9	1.8	3.7	7.4	.506	0.2	0.7	.293	1.9	2.3	.822
difference:	+22	+7.9	+20.1	+0.4	+1.4	+1.1	+2.7	+0.2		-2.9	-0.1	+5.4	+13.4	+.069	+3.2	+8.8	+.068	+6.1	+7.0	+.038
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 Jeff Hornacek nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Jeff Hornacek	Trae Young
Season	1988-89	2020-21
Team	Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeff Hornacek	78	31.9	13.5	1.0	2.4	3.4	6.0	1.7	0.1	1.4	2.4	5.6	11.4	.495	0.3	1.0	.333	1.9	2.3	.826
difference:	+15	+1.8	+11.8	+0.4	+0.9	+0.5	+3.4	+0.9	+0.1	-2.7	-0.6	+2.1	+6.3	+.057	+1.9	+5.3	+.010	+5.8	+6.4	+.060
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		%
Jeff Hornacek	12	31.2	14.1	2.1	3.7	5.8	5.2	1.3	0.3	1.5	2.8	6.2	12.4	.497	0.0	0.6	.000	1.8	2.1	.840
difference:	+4	+6.5	+14.7	+1.7	+1.3	+3.0	+4.3		+0.3	-2.5	-0.6	+3.2	+10.0	+.079	+2.8	+8.4	+.313	+5.5	+6.3	+.026
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
	Jeff Hornacek	Trae Young
Season	1989-90	2021-22
Team	Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Hawks 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeff Hornacek	67	34.0	17.6	1.3	3.4	4.7	5.0	1.7	0.2	1.9	2.1	7.2	13.4	.536	0.6	1.5	.408	2.6	3.0	.856
difference:	+9	+0.9	+10.8	+0.6	+0.3	+1.0	+4.7	+0.8	+0.1	-2.1	-0.4	+2.2	+6.9	+.076	+2.5	+6.5	+.026	+4.0	+4.3	+.048
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		%
Jeff Hornacek	16	36.4	18.6	0.8	3.1	3.9	4.6	1.5	0.0	2.1	2.7	7.0	13.7	.511	0.4	1.5	.250	4.3	4.6	.932
difference:	+11	+0.8	+3.2	+0.2	+0.9	+1.1	+1.4	+0.9		-4.1	-0.1	+2.6	+0.1	+.192	+1.0	+6.1	+.066	+0.9	+2.0	+.144
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
	Jeff Hornacek	Trae Young
Season	1990-91	2022-23
Team	Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeff Hornacek	80	34.2	16.9	0.9	3.1	4.0	5.1	1.4	0.2	1.6	2.3	6.8	13.1	.518	0.8	1.8	.418	2.5	2.8	.897
difference:	+7	+0.6	+9.3	+0.1	+0.9	+1.0	+5.1	+0.3	+0.1	-2.5	-0.9	+1.4	+5.9	+.089	+1.3	+4.5	+.083	+5.3	+6.0	+.011
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		%
Jeff Hornacek	4	36.3	18.3	0.8	5.5	6.3	2.0	0.8	0.5	0.8	3.3	5.5	12.8	.431	0.8	1.5	.500	6.5	7.0	.929
difference:	+2	+2.0	+10.9		+2.7	+2.6	+8.2	+0.9	+0.2	-3.2	-1.5	+4.5	+12.0	+.028	+2.2	+7.5	+.167	+0.3	+0.2	+.069
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
	Jeff Hornacek	Trae Young
Season	1991-92	2023-24
Team	Phoenix Suns	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeff Hornacek	81	38.0	20.1	1.3	3.7	5.0	5.1	2.0	0.4	2.1	2.7	7.8	15.3	.512	1.0	2.3	.439	3.4	3.9	.886
difference:	+27	+2.0	+5.6	+0.9	+1.4	+2.2	+5.7	+0.7	+0.2	-2.3	-0.7	+0.2	+3.4	+.082	+2.2	+6.4	+.066	+3.0	+3.6	+.031
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		%
Jeff Hornacek	8	42.9	20.4	1.5	4.9	6.4	5.3	1.8	0.3	2.4	2.9	7.8	16.0	.484	1.0	2.1	.471	3.9	4.3	.912
Trae Young	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jeff Hornacek	Trae Young
Season	1992-93	2024-25
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	Assists Leader
	-	Cup All-Tournament Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jeff Hornacek	79	36.2	19.1	1.1	3.3	4.3	6.9	1.7	0.3	2.8	2.6	7.4	15.7	.470	1.2	3.2	.390	3.2	3.7	.865
difference:	+3	+0.2	+5.1	+0.6	+0.7	+1.2	+4.7	+0.5	+0.1	-1.9	-0.7		+2.4	+.059	+1.7	+5.2	+.050	+3.3	+3.7	+.010
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
* Neiher Jeff Hornacek nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Jeff Hornacek played 7 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 14, from 1994 to 2000—Jeff Hornacek played in 7 Playoffs.

Jeff Hornacek vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years