Phil Jordon vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Phil Jordon, 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.

Phil Jordon played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Phil Jordon had the first of his seasons in 1956-57, 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
Phil Jordon 7 3 1956-57 to 1962-63
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Phil Jordon Trae Young
Season 1956-572018-19
Team New York KnicksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Phil Jordon 9 10.1 4.9 - - 3.8 0.2 - - - 1.7 2.0 5.4 .367 - - - 0.9 1.3 .667
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Phil Jordon Trae Young
Season 1957-582019-20
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Phil Jordon 58 15.5 7.8 - - 5.2 0.6 - - - 1.9 3.3 8.1 .413 - - - 1.1 1.6 .688
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 %
Phil Jordon 6 10.3 6.5 - - 2.0 0.3 - - - 2.5 2.0 5.0 .400 - - - 2.5 3.3 .750
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Phil Jordon Trae Young
Season 1958-592020-21
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Phil Jordon 72 28.6 14.3 - - 8.3 1.2 - - - 2.7 5.5 13.4 .413 - - - 3.2 4.2 .762
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 %
Phil Jordon 3 33.0 15.0 - - 8.0 1.7 - - - 3.0 5.0 15.0 .333 - - - 5.0 6.0 .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

Phil Jordon Trae Young
Season 1959-602021-22
Team Cincinnati RoyalsAtlanta 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 %
Phil Jordon 75 27.5 13.4 - - 8.3 2.8 - - - 3.0 5.1 12.9 .393 - - - 3.2 4.5 .716
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
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

Phil Jordon Trae Young
Season 1960-612022-23
Team Cincinnati Royals, New York KnicksAtlanta 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 %
Phil Jordon 79 26.1 11.7 - - 8.5 2.3 - - - 3.5 4.6 11.9 .383 - - - 2.6 3.8 .694
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
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

Phil Jordon Trae Young
Season 1961-622023-24
Team New York KnicksAtlanta 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 %
Phil Jordon 76 28.9 11.9 - - 6.3 2.1 - - - 3.4 5.3 13.5 .392 - - - 1.3 2.2 .571
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 %
Phil Jordon ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Phil Jordon Trae Young
Season 1962-63-
Team St. Louis Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Phil Jordon 73 19.5 6.5 - - 4.4 1.4 - - - 2.4 2.9 7.2 .400 - - - 0.8 1.4 .554
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Phil Jordon 7 11.7 3.0 - - 2.1 1.0 - - - 1.4 1.3 3.4 .375 - - - 0.4 0.6 .750
Trae Young ------- --- ----------