Kenny Sailors vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Kenny Sailors, 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.

Kenny Sailors played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Trae Young, who played 6. Kenny Sailors had the first of his seasons in 1946-47, 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
Kenny Sailors 5 1 1946-47 to 1950-51
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Kenny Sailors Trae Young
Season 1946-472018-19
Team Cleveland RebelsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Rebels Lost 1st RdDid 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 %
Kenny Sailors 58 - 9.9 - - - 2.3 - - - 3.1 3.9 12.8 .309 - - - 2.1 3.4 .595
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 %
Kenny Sailors 2 - 7.5 - - - 2.0 - - - 4.0 3.0 8.0 .375 - - - 1.5 2.0 .750
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Kenny Sailors Trae Young
Season 1947-482019-20
Team Chicago Stags, Philadelphia Warriors, Providence SteamrollersAtlanta 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 %
Kenny Sailors 44 - 11.9 - - - 1.3 - - - 3.7 4.7 15.7 .300 - - - 2.5 3.6 .692
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 %
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Kenny Sailors Trae Young
Season 1948-492020-21
Team Providence SteamrollersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Kenny Sailors 57 - 15.8 - - - 3.7 - - - 4.2 5.4 15.9 .341 - - - 4.9 6.4 .766
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 %
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------
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

Kenny Sailors Trae Young
Season 1949-502021-22
Team Denver Nuggets (1st)Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Kenny Sailors 57 - 17.3 - - - 4.0 - - - 4.2 5.8 16.6 .349 - - - 5.8 8.0 .721
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 %
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------
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

Kenny Sailors Trae Young
Season 1950-512022-23
Team Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets (1st)Atlanta 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 %
Kenny Sailors 60 - 8.2 - - 2.0 2.5 - - - 3.3 3.0 8.9 .340 - - - 2.2 3.0 .728
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 %
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------
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

Kenny Sailors Trae Young
Season -2023-24
Team -Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kenny Sailors ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------