Sidney Wicks vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Sidney Wicks, 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.

Sidney Wicks played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Sidney Wicks had the first of his seasons in 1971-72, 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
Sidney Wicks 10 1 1971-72 to 1980-81
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1971-722018-19
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Sidney Wicks 82 39.6 24.5 - - 11.5 4.3 - - - 2.3 9.6 22.4 .427 - - - 5.4 7.6 .710
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 %
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Season 2

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1972-732019-20
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Sidney Wicks 80 39.4 23.8 - - 10.9 5.5 - - - 3.2 9.5 21.1 .452 - - - 4.8 6.6 .723
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 %
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1973-742020-21
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Sidney Wicks 75 38.0 22.5 2.6 6.5 9.1 4.3 1.2 0.8 - 2.9 9.1 19.9 .459 - - - 4.2 5.5 .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 %
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
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

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1974-752021-22
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement 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 %
Sidney Wicks 82 38.6 21.7 2.8 7.9 10.7 3.5 1.3 1.0 - 3.5 8.4 17.0 .497 - - - 4.8 6.8 .706
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 %
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
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

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1975-762022-23
Team Portland Trail BlazersAtlanta 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 %
Sidney Wicks 79 38.5 19.1 3.1 5.9 9.0 3.1 1.0 0.7 - 3.2 7.3 15.2 .483 - - - 4.4 6.5 .674
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 %
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
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

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1976-772023-24
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Sidney Wicks 82 32.2 15.1 3.3 6.8 10.0 2.1 0.8 0.7 - 4.0 5.7 12.3 .458 - - - 3.8 5.7 .668
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 %
Sidney Wicks 9 29.0 13.1 2.9 6.3 9.2 1.8 1.4 0.3 - 4.1 4.7 9.0 .519 - - - 3.8 5.2 .723
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Season 7

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1977-78-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Sidney Wicks 81 29.8 13.4 2.8 5.6 8.3 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.8 3.9 5.3 11.4 .467 - - - 2.7 4.1 .660
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
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Season 8

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1978-79-
Team San Diego Clippers-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Sidney Wicks 79 25.6 9.8 2.0 3.1 5.1 1.6 0.9 0.5 2.3 3.5 3.9 8.6 .462 - - - 1.9 2.9 .650
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1979-80-
Team San Diego Clippers-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Sidney Wicks 71 30.2 7.1 1.9 3.8 5.8 3.0 1.1 0.7 2.4 3.4 3.0 7.0 .423 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.1 .546
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
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Season 10

Sidney Wicks Trae Young
Season 1980-81-
Team San Diego Clippers-
Honors & Awards
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 %
Sidney Wicks 49 22.1 6.7 1.6 2.9 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.9 3.4 2.6 5.8 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 3.1 .507
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Sidney Wicks ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------