Rajon Rondo vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Rajon Rondo played 16 years in the NBA, 8 more than Trae Young, who played 8. Rajon Rondo had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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.

Rookie Season
	Rajon Rondo	Trae Young
Season	2006-07	2018-19
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
	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		%
Rajon Rondo	78	23.5	6.4	0.9	2.8	3.7	3.8	1.6	0.1	1.8	2.3	2.4	5.8	.418	0.1	0.4	.207	1.5	2.4	.647
difference:	+3	+7.4	+12.7	+0.1	+0.1		+4.3	+0.7	+0.1	-2.0	-0.6	+4.1	+9.7		+1.8	+5.6	+.117	+2.7	+2.7	+.182
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 Rajon Rondo nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
	Rajon Rondo	Trae Young
Season	2007-08	2019-20
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Rajon Rondo	77	29.9	10.6	1.0	3.2	4.2	5.1	1.7	0.2	1.9	2.4	4.6	9.3	.492	0.1	0.2	.263	1.4	2.3	.611
difference:	+17	+5.4	+19.0	+0.5	+0.5	+0.1	+4.2	+0.6	+0.1	-2.9	-0.7	+4.5	+11.5	+.055	+3.3	+9.3	+.098	+6.6	+7.0	+.249
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		%
Rajon Rondo	26	32.0	10.2	1.5	2.6	4.1	6.6	1.7	0.3	1.8	2.8	4.1	10.1	.407	0.2	0.8	.250	1.8	2.6	.691
Trae Young	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 3
	Rajon Rondo	Trae Young
Season	2008-09	2020-21
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	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		%
Rajon Rondo	80	33.0	11.9	1.3	4.0	5.2	8.2	1.9	0.1	2.6	2.4	4.8	9.5	.505	0.2	0.6	.313	2.2	3.4	.642
difference:	+17	+0.7	+13.4	+0.7	+0.7	+1.3	+1.2	+1.1	+0.1	-1.5	-0.6	+2.9	+8.2	+.067	+2.0	+5.7	+.030	+5.5	+5.3	+.244
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		%
Rajon Rondo	14	41.2	16.9	2.3	7.4	9.7	9.8	2.5	0.2	2.7	3.4	6.6	15.9	.417	0.4	1.7	.250	3.1	4.8	.657
difference:	+2	+3.5	+11.9	+1.9	+5.0	+6.9	+0.3	+1.2	+0.2	-1.3	-1.2	+2.8	+6.5	+.001	+2.4	+7.3	+.063	+4.2	+3.6	+.209
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
	Rajon Rondo	Trae Young
Season	2009-10	2021-22
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Steals Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA 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		%
Rajon Rondo	81	36.6	13.7	1.2	3.2	4.4	9.8	2.3	0.1	3.0	2.4	5.7	11.2	.508	0.2	1.0	.213	2.2	3.5	.621
difference:	+5	+1.7	+14.7	+0.5	+0.1	+0.7	+0.1	+1.4		-1.0	-0.7	+3.7	+9.1	+.048	+2.9	+7.0	+.169	+4.4	+3.8	+.283
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		%
Rajon Rondo	24	40.6	15.8	1.6	4.0	5.6	9.3	1.9	0.1	3.0	2.4	6.3	13.6	.463	0.4	1.0	.375	2.8	4.8	.596
difference:	+19	+3.4	+0.4	+0.6		+0.6	+3.3	+1.3	+0.1	-3.2	-0.2	+1.9	+0.2	+.144	+1.0	+6.6	+.191	+2.4	+1.8	+.192
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
	Rajon Rondo	Trae Young
Season	2010-11	2022-23
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Celtics 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		%
Rajon Rondo	68	37.2	10.6	1.3	3.1	4.4	11.2	2.3	0.2	3.4	1.8	4.7	9.9	.475	0.1	0.6	.233	1.1	1.9	.568
difference:	+5	+2.4	+15.6	+0.5	+0.9	+1.4	+1.0	+1.2	+0.1	-0.7	-0.4	+3.5	+9.1	+.046	+2.0	+5.7	+.102	+6.7	+6.9	+.318
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		%
Rajon Rondo	9	38.3	14.0	1.2	4.2	5.4	9.6	1.1	0.0	3.7	1.8	5.7	11.9	.477	0.0	0.3	.000	2.7	4.2	.632
difference:	+3		+15.2	+0.4	+1.4	+1.7	+0.6	+0.6	+0.7	-0.3		+4.3	+12.9	+.074	+3.0	+8.7	+.333	+3.5	+3.0	+.228
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
	Rajon Rondo	Trae Young
Season	2011-12	2023-24
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive Second Team	-
	Assists Leader	-
	All-Star Game	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals	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		%
Rajon Rondo	53	36.9	11.9	1.2	3.7	4.8	11.7	1.8	0.1	3.6	1.9	4.8	10.8	.448	0.2	0.8	.238	2.0	3.4	.597
difference:	+1	+0.9	+13.8	+0.8	+1.4	+2.0	+0.9	+0.5	+0.1	-0.8	-0.1	+3.2	+7.9	+.018	+3.0	+7.9	+.135	+4.4	+4.1	+.258
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		%
Rajon Rondo	19	42.6	17.3	1.8	4.9	6.7	11.9	2.4	0.1	3.8	2.1	7.4	15.8	.468	0.4	1.6	.267	2.1	2.9	.696
Trae Young	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Rajon Rondo	Trae Young
Season	2012-13	2024-25
Team	Boston Celtics	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	Assists Leader	Assists Leader
	-	Cup All-Tournament Team
	All-Star Game	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		%
Rajon Rondo	38	37.4	13.7	1.1	4.4	5.6	11.1	1.8	0.2	3.9	2.5	5.9	12.2	.484	0.3	1.3	.240	1.6	2.4	.645
difference:	+38	+1.4	+10.5	+0.6	+1.8	+2.5	+0.5	+0.6		-0.8	-0.6	+1.5	+5.9	+.073	+2.6	+7.1	+.100	+4.9	+5.0	+.230
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 Rajon Rondo nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 7

Additional Years
* Rajon Rondo played 8 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 9 to 16, from 2015 to 2022—Rajon Rondo played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 8 extra years over Trae Young, Rajon Rondo got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Assists Leader