Rafael Addison vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Rafael Addison, 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.

Rafael Addison and Trae Young both played 6 years in the NBA. Rafael Addison 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 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
Rafael Addison 6 2 1986-87 to 1996-97
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Rafael Addison Trae Young
Season 1986-872018-19
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta 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 %
Rafael Addison 62 11.5 5.8 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.2 2.4 5.3 .441 0.3 0.8 .320 0.8 1.0 .797
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 %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Note: Rafael Addison didn't play in 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90 and 1990-91.

Season 2

Rafael Addison Trae Young
Season 1991-922019-20
Team New Jersey NetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 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 %
Rafael Addison 76 15.5 5.8 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.5 5.7 .433 0.2 0.6 .286 0.7 1.0 .737
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 %
Rafael Addison 1 9.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 .286 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Rafael Addison Trae Young
Season 1992-932020-21
Team New Jersey NetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Rafael Addison 68 17.1 6.3 0.7 1.3 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.8 2.7 6.0 .443 0.1 0.5 .206 0.8 1.0 .814
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 %
Rafael Addison 5 10.6 3.4 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.4 4.2 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.6 1.000
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

Note: Rafael Addison didn't play in 1993-94.

Season 4

Rafael Addison Trae Young
Season 1994-952021-22
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta 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 %
Rafael Addison 79 22.5 8.3 0.8 2.2 3.1 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.0 3.0 3.5 7.4 .476 0.3 1.1 .289 0.9 1.3 .747
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 %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
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

Rafael Addison Trae Young
Season 1995-962022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta 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 %
Rafael Addison 53 9.7 3.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.4 1.5 3.1 .467 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.4 .773
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 %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
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

Rafael Addison Trae Young
Season 1996-972023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta 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 %
Rafael Addison 41 8.7 3.1 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 1.2 3.0 .402 0.2 0.5 .400 0.5 0.7 .786
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 %
Rafael Addison ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------