Stephon Castle vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Stephon Castle, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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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.
Stephon Castle played 2 years in the NBA, 6 less than Trae Young, who played 8. Stephon Castle had the first of his seasons in 2024-25, 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 |
| Stephon Castle | 2 | 0 | 2024-25 to 2025-26 |
| Trae Young | 8 | 3 | 2018-19 to 2025-26 |
Rookie Season |
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| Stephon Castle | Trae Young | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2018-19 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards |  Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | All-Rookie First Team | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 81 | 26.7 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 12.2 | .428 | 1.2 | 4.1 | .285 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .724 |
| difference: | +4.2 | +4.4 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +4.0 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -0.3 | +1.3 | +3.3 | +.010 | +0.7 | +1.9 | +.039 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +.105 | |||
| 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 Stephon Castle nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Stephon Castle | Trae Young | |
| Season | 2025-26 | 2019-20 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Atlanta Hawks |
| Honors & Awards | - | All-Star Game |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Stephon Castle | 13 | 32.0 | 17.3 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 11.9 | .497 | 0.9 | 3.8 | .240 | 4.5 | 6.5 | .694 |
| difference: | +47 | +3.3 | +12.3 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +0.6 | +0.3 | -0.8 | -1.9 | +3.2 | +8.9 | +.060 | +2.5 | +5.7 | +.121 | +3.5 | +2.8 | +.166 |
| 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 Stephon Castle nor Trae Young played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Trae Young played 6 seasons more than Stephon Castle in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 8, from 2021 to 2026—Trae Young played in 3 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Stephon Castle, Trae Young got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team 1 Assists Leader 1 Cup All-Tournament Team 3 All-Star Game |