Terry Tyler vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Terry Tyler, 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.

Terry Tyler played 11 years in the NBA, 5 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Terry Tyler had the first of his seasons in 1978-79, 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
Terry Tyler 11 3 1978-79 to 1988-89
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1978-792018-19
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
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 %
Terry Tyler 82 31.2 12.9 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.1 1.3 2.5 1.7 3.1 5.6 11.5 .482 - - - 1.8 2.7 .658
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 %
Terry Tyler ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1979-802019-20
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -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 %
Terry Tyler 82 32.6 12.3 2.8 4.9 7.6 1.6 1.3 2.7 2.1 2.9 5.2 11.3 .465 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.3 .765
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 %
Terry Tyler ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
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 %
Terry Tyler 82 31.1 13.4 2.4 4.5 6.9 1.7 1.4 2.2 2.0 2.6 5.8 10.9 .532 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 3.0 .592
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 %
Terry Tyler ------- --- ----------
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

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement 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 %
Terry Tyler 82 24.3 9.9 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.5 0.9 2.0 1.5 2.2 4.1 7.8 .523 0.0 0.0 .250 1.7 2.3 .740
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 %
Terry Tyler ------- --- ----------
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

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta 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 %
Terry Tyler 82 31.0 12.1 2.2 4.4 6.6 1.9 1.3 2.0 1.5 2.7 5.1 10.7 .478 0.0 0.2 .133 1.8 2.4 .745
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 %
Terry Tyler ------- --- ----------
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

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Terry Tyler 82 19.5 8.8 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.8 3.8 8.4 .453 0.0 0.2 .154 1.1 1.6 .712
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 %
Terry Tyler 5 8.4 5.0 1.0 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.0 4.8 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.8 .556
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1984-85-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Tyler 82 24.4 11.6 1.8 3.4 5.2 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.9 2.3 5.1 10.4 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.8 .716
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Tyler 9 19.9 13.3 1.7 2.8 4.4 0.3 0.7 0.4 1.0 1.9 5.4 11.1 .490 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.0 .815
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1985-86-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West 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 %
Terry Tyler 71 23.3 9.5 1.5 2.9 4.4 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.3 2.2 4.2 9.1 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .750
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Tyler 3 17.0 2.7 1.0 1.7 2.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.7 0.7 3.3 .200 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.3 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1986-87-
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 %
Terry Tyler 82 23.5 9.3 1.4 2.6 4.0 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.8 4.0 8.1 .495 0.0 0.0 .333 1.2 1.7 .721
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Tyler ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1987-88-
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 %
Terry Tyler 74 16.0 5.5 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 2.5 5.5 .452 0.0 0.1 .143 0.6 0.9 .641
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Tyler ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Terry Tyler Trae Young
Season 1988-89-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Terry Tyler 70 15.1 5.5 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.3 2.4 5.1 .469 0.0 0.1 .111 0.7 0.9 .758
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Terry Tyler ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------