Spud Webb vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Spud Webb, 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.

Spud Webb played 12 years in the NBA, 6 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Spud Webb had the first of his seasons in 1985-86, 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
Spud Webb 12 5 1985-86 to 1997-98
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1985-862018-19
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Spud Webb 79 15.6 7.8 0.3 1.2 1.6 4.3 1.0 0.1 2.0 2.1 2.5 5.2 .483 0.0 0.1 .182 2.7 3.5 .785
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 %
Spud Webb 9 20.3 12.2 0.7 2.8 3.4 7.2 0.4 0.1 1.1 1.4 4.7 9.0 .519 0.0 0.2 .000 2.9 3.7 .788
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1986-872019-20
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Spud Webb 33 16.1 6.8 0.2 1.6 1.8 5.1 1.0 0.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 4.9 .438 0.0 0.2 .167 2.4 3.2 .762
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 %
Spud Webb 8 15.3 3.9 0.1 0.9 1.0 4.8 0.8 0.0 2.3 1.3 1.1 2.4 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.1 .765
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1987-882020-21
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 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 %
Spud Webb 82 16.4 6.0 0.2 1.6 1.8 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.5 2.3 4.9 .475 0.0 0.2 .053 1.3 1.6 .817
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 %
Spud Webb 12 17.6 8.8 0.3 1.3 1.7 4.7 0.8 0.0 0.8 1.8 2.9 6.8 .432 0.2 0.7 .250 2.8 3.1 .919
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

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1988-892021-22
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Spud Webb 81 15.0 3.9 0.3 1.3 1.5 3.5 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.3 1.6 3.6 .459 0.0 0.3 .045 0.6 0.7 .867
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 %
Spud Webb 5 11.0 1.6 0.0 0.8 0.8 3.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.6 2.2 .273 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 1.000
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

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta 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 %
Spud Webb 82 26.6 9.2 0.5 2.0 2.5 5.8 1.3 0.1 1.7 2.3 3.6 7.5 .477 0.0 0.2 .053 2.0 2.3 .871
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 %
Spud Webb ------- --- ----------
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

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1990-912023-24
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Spud Webb 75 29.3 13.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 5.6 1.6 0.1 1.9 2.4 4.8 10.7 .447 0.7 2.2 .321 3.1 3.5 .868
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 %
Spud Webb 5 30.8 13.2 1.6 2.8 4.4 4.8 1.4 0.2 2.6 2.6 5.0 11.4 .439 1.0 2.4 .417 2.2 3.2 .688
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1991-92-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Spud Webb 77 35.4 16.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 7.1 1.6 0.3 3.0 2.5 5.8 13.1 .445 0.9 2.6 .367 3.4 4.0 .859
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spud Webb ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1992-93-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Spud Webb 69 33.8 14.5 0.6 2.2 2.8 7.0 1.5 0.1 2.8 2.6 5.0 11.4 .433 0.5 2.0 .274 4.0 4.8 .851
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spud Webb ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1993-94-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Spud Webb 79 32.5 12.7 0.6 2.3 2.8 6.7 1.2 0.3 2.1 2.3 4.7 10.3 .460 0.7 2.1 .335 2.6 3.2 .813
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spud Webb ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1994-95-
Team Sacramento Kings-
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 %
Spud Webb 76 32.3 11.6 0.4 1.9 2.3 6.2 1.0 0.1 2.4 1.9 4.0 9.1 .438 0.6 1.9 .331 3.0 3.2 .934
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spud Webb ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1995-96-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves-
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 %
Spud Webb 77 19.0 7.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.8 0.7 0.1 1.4 1.4 2.4 5.6 .433 0.6 1.7 .364 1.6 1.9 .862
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spud Webb ------- --- ----------
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Note: Spud Webb didn't play in 1996-97.

Season 12

Spud Webb Trae Young
Season 1997-98-
Team Orlando Magic-
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 %
Spud Webb 4 8.5 3.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.8 1.5 1.3 3.0 .417 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 0.5 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Spud Webb ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------