Stephen Curry vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Stephen Curry, 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Stephen Curry played 16 years in the NBA, 9 more than Trae Young, who played 7. Stephen Curry had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Stephen Curry 16 10 2009-10 to 2024-25
Trae Young 7 3 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Stephen Curry Trae Young
Season 2009-102018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 80 36.2 17.5 0.6 3.9 4.5 5.9 1.9 0.2 3.0 3.2 6.6 14.3 .462 2.1 4.8 .437 2.2 2.5 .885
difference:+1+5.3+1.6+0.2+1.0+0.8+2.2+1.0-0.8-1.5+0.1+1.2+.044+0.2+1.2+.113+2.0+2.6+.056
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 Stephen Curry nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Stephen Curry Trae Young
Season 2010-112019-20
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 74 33.6 18.6 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.8 1.5 0.3 3.1 3.1 6.8 14.2 .480 2.0 4.6 .442 2.9 3.1 .934
difference:+14+1.7+11.0+0.2+0.5+0.4+3.5+0.4+0.2-1.7-1.4+2.3+6.6+.043+1.4+4.9+.081+5.1+6.2+.074
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
* Neiher Stephen Curry nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Stephen Curry Trae Young
Season 2011-122020-21
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf Finals
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 26 28.2 14.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.3 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4 5.6 11.4 .490 2.1 4.7 .455 1.5 1.8 .809
difference:+37+5.5+10.6+0.5+0.5+4.1+0.7+0.1-1.6-0.6+2.1+6.3+.052+0.1+1.6+.112+6.2+6.9+.077
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry DNP------ --- ----------
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
Stephen Curry Trae Young
Season 2012-132021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 78 38.2 22.9 0.8 3.3 4.0 6.9 1.6 0.2 3.1 2.5 8.0 17.8 .451 3.5 7.7 .453 3.4 3.7 .900
difference:+2+3.3+5.5+0.1+0.2+0.3+2.8+0.7+0.1-0.9-0.8+1.4+2.5+.009+0.4+0.3+.071+3.2+3.6+.004
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 12 41.4 23.4 0.4 3.4 3.8 8.1 1.7 0.2 3.3 2.9 8.5 19.6 .434 3.5 8.8 .396 2.9 3.2 .921
difference:+7+4.2+8.0+0.6+0.6+1.2+2.1+1.1+0.2-2.9-0.3+4.1+5.8+.115+2.1+1.2+.212+2.3+3.4+.133
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
Stephen Curry Trae Young
Season 2013-142022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 78 36.5 24.0 0.6 3.7 4.3 8.5 1.6 0.2 3.8 2.5 8.4 17.7 .471 3.3 7.9 .424 3.9 4.5 .885
difference:+5+1.7+2.2+0.2+1.5+1.3+1.7+0.5+0.1-0.3-1.1+0.2+1.3+.042+1.2+1.6+.089+3.9+4.3+.001
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 7 42.3 23.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 8.4 1.7 0.1 3.7 2.6 7.3 16.6 .440 3.1 8.1 .386 5.3 6.0 .881
difference:+1+4.0+6.2+0.2+0.2+0.1+1.8+0.6-0.3-0.8+2.7+8.2+.037+0.1+0.9+.053+0.9+1.2+.021
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
Stephen Curry Trae Young
Season 2014-152023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 80 32.7 23.8 0.7 3.6 4.3 7.7 2.0 0.2 3.1 2.0 8.2 16.8 .487 3.6 8.1 .443 3.9 4.2 .914
difference:+26+3.3+1.9+0.3+1.3+1.5+3.1+0.7-1.3+0.2+1.9+.057+0.4+0.6+.070+2.5+3.3+.059
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 21 39.3 28.3 1.0 4.0 5.0 6.4 1.9 0.1 3.9 2.2 9.5 20.9 .456 4.7 11.0 .422 4.6 5.5 .835
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Stephen Curry Trae Young
Season 2015-162024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Season MVP-
Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
-Achievement Assists Leader
Achievement Steals Leader-
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 79 34.2 30.1 0.9 4.6 5.4 6.7 2.1 0.2 3.3 2.0 10.2 20.2 .504 5.1 11.2 .454 4.6 5.1 .908
difference:+3+1.8+5.9+0.4+2.0+2.3+4.9+0.9-1.4-0.1+2.8+2.1+.093+2.2+2.8+.114+1.9+2.3+.033
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 18 34.1 25.1 0.8 4.7 5.5 5.2 1.4 0.3 4.2 2.2 8.2 18.8 .438 4.4 11.0 .404 4.2 4.6 .916
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Stephen Curry played 9 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2017 to 2025—Stephen Curry played in 6 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships.

In those 9 extra years over Trae Young, Stephen Curry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 1 Scoring Leader
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP
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