Jonas Valanciunas vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Jonas Valanciunas, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Jonas Valanciunas played 13 years in the NBA, 6 more than Trae Young, who played 7. Jonas Valanciunas had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Jonas Valanciunas	13	8	2012-13 to 2024-25
Trae Young	7	3	2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7


Rookie Season
	Jonas Valanciunas	Trae Young
Season	2012-13	2018-19
Team	Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second 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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	62	23.9	8.9	2.0	4.0	6.0	0.7	0.3	1.3	1.5	3.0	3.3	5.9	.557	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.0	.789
difference:	+19	+7.0	+10.2	+1.2	+1.1	+2.3	+7.4	+0.6	+1.1	-2.3	-1.3	+3.2	+9.6	+.139	+1.9	+6.0		+1.8	+2.1	+.040
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 Jonas Valanciunas nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Jonas Valanciunas	Trae Young
Season	2013-14	2019-20
Team	Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	81	28.2	11.3	2.8	6.0	8.8	0.7	0.3	0.9	1.7	3.1	4.4	8.3	.531	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.2	.762
difference:	+21	+7.1	+18.3	+2.3	+2.3	+4.5	+8.6	+0.8	+0.8	-3.1	-1.4	+4.7	+12.5	+.094	+3.4	+9.5		+5.6	+6.1	+.098
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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	7	28.6	10.9	2.7	7.0	9.7	0.3	0.0	1.0	2.7	3.1	4.4	7.0	.633	0.0	0.0	-	2.0	3.1	.636
Trae Young	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jonas Valanciunas	Trae Young
Season	2014-15	2020-21
Team	Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	80	26.2	12.0	2.7	6.0	8.7	0.5	0.4	1.2	1.4	2.8	4.7	8.2	.572	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.5	.786
difference:	+17	+7.5	+13.3	+2.1	+2.7	+4.8	+8.9	+0.4	+1.0	-2.7	-1.0	+3.0	+9.5	+.134	+2.2	+6.3		+5.0	+5.2	+.100
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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	4	26.5	11.3	2.3	7.0	9.3	0.5	0.5	0.3	1.0	1.8	4.8	9.5	.500	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.0	.875
difference:	+12	+11.2	+17.5	+1.9	+4.6	+6.5	+9.0	+0.8	+0.3	-3.0	-0.4	+4.6	+12.9	+.082	+2.8	+9.0		+5.5	+6.4	+.009
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
	Jonas Valanciunas	Trae Young
Season	2015-16	2021-22
Team	Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East 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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	60	26.0	12.8	3.1	6.1	9.1	0.7	0.4	1.3	1.4	2.6	5.1	8.9	.565	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	3.6	.761
difference:	+16	+8.9	+15.6	+2.4	+3.0	+5.4	+9.0	+0.5	+1.2	-2.6	-0.9	+4.3	+11.4	+.105	+3.1	+8.0		+3.9	+3.7	+.143
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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	12	26.8	13.8	4.0	6.8	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.2	1.5	2.7	5.7	10.0	.567	0.0	0.0	-	2.4	3.3	.744
difference:	+7	+10.4	+1.6	+3.0	+2.8	+5.8	+5.1	+0.2	+1.2	-4.7	-0.1	+1.3	+3.8	+.248	+1.4	+7.6		+2.8	+3.3	+.044
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
	Jonas Valanciunas	Trae Young
Season	2016-17	2022-23
Team	Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	80	25.8	12.0	2.8	6.7	9.5	0.7	0.5	0.8	1.3	2.7	4.9	8.8	.557	0.0	0.0	-	2.2	2.7	.811
difference:	+7	+9.0	+14.2	+2.0	+4.5	+6.5	+9.5	+0.6	+0.7	-2.8	-1.3	+3.3	+10.2	+.128	+2.1	+6.3		+5.6	+6.1	+.075
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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	10	22.6	11.2	0.9	5.8	6.7	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.3	2.2	4.4	8.1	.543	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.3	.727
difference:	+4	+15.7	+18.0	+0.1	+3.0	+3.0	+10.0	+1.5	+0.1	-2.7	-0.4	+5.6	+16.7	+.140	+3.0	+8.9	+.333	+3.8	+3.9	+.133
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
	Jonas Valanciunas	Trae Young
Season	2017-18	2023-24
Team	Toronto Raptors	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East 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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	77	22.4	12.7	2.4	6.2	8.6	1.1	0.4	0.9	1.5	2.5	5.1	8.9	.568	0.4	1.0	.405	2.2	2.7	.806
difference:	+23	+13.6	+13.0	+2.0	+3.9	+5.8	+9.7	+0.9	+0.7	-2.9	-0.5	+2.9	+9.8	+.138	+2.8	+7.7	+.032	+4.2	+4.8	+.049
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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	10	24.4	14.6	3.0	7.5	10.5	1.2	0.4	1.5	1.9	2.2	5.8	10.7	.542	0.2	0.5	.400	2.8	3.4	.824
Trae Young	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jonas Valanciunas	Trae Young
Season	2018-19	2024-25
Team	Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies	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		%
Jonas Valanciunas	49	22.3	15.6	2.2	6.4	8.6	1.4	0.4	1.1	1.8	3.0	6.1	11.0	.559	0.3	1.0	.292	3.0	3.8	.795
difference:	+27	+13.7	+8.6	+1.7	+3.8	+5.5	+10.2	+0.8	+0.9	-2.9	-1.1	+1.3	+7.1	+.148	+2.6	+7.4	+.048	+3.5	+3.6	+.080
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 Jonas Valanciunas nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years

* Jonas Valanciunas played 6 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 13, from 2020 to 2025—Jonas Valanciunas played in 3 Playoffs.

Jonas Valanciunas vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Jonas Valanciunas, 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