Tony Parker vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Tony Parker, 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.

Tony Parker played 18 years in the NBA, 11 more than Trae Young, who played 7. Tony Parker had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Tony Parker 18 17 2001-02 to 2018-19
Trae Young 7 3 2018-19 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tony Parker Trae Young
Season 2001-022018-19
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Tony Parker 77 29.4 9.2 0.4 2.1 2.6 4.3 1.2 0.1 2.0 2.2 3.5 8.3 .419 0.8 2.5 .323 1.4 2.1 .675
difference:+4+1.5+9.9+0.4+0.8+1.1+3.8+0.3+0.1-1.8-0.5+3.0+7.2+.001+1.1+3.5+.001+2.8+3.0+.154
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Parker 10 34.1 15.5 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.0 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.2 6.2 13.6 .456 1.0 2.7 .370 2.1 2.8 .750
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Tony Parker Trae Young
Season 2002-032019-20
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Tony Parker 82 33.8 15.5 0.4 2.2 2.6 5.3 0.9 0.0 2.4 2.1 5.9 12.7 .464 1.0 3.0 .337 2.7 3.5 .755
difference:+22+1.5+14.1+0.1+1.5+1.7+4.0+0.2+0.1-2.4-0.4+3.2+8.1+.027+2.4+6.5+.024+5.3+5.8+.105
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tony Parker 24 33.9 14.7 0.3 2.4 2.8 3.5 0.9 0.1 2.0 2.1 5.6 14.0 .403 0.6 2.3 .268 2.8 3.9 .713
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Tony Parker Trae Young
Season 2003-042020-21
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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%
Tony Parker 75 34.4 14.7 0.6 2.6 3.2 5.5 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.0 5.6 12.6 .447 0.8 2.7 .312 2.5 3.6 .702
difference:+12+0.7+10.6+0.7+0.7+3.9+0.1-1.7-0.2+2.1+5.1+.009+1.4+3.6+.031+5.2+5.1+.184
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%
Tony Parker 10 38.6 18.4 0.5 1.6 2.1 7.0 1.3 0.1 3.1 1.5 7.2 16.8 .429 1.7 4.3 .395 2.3 3.5 .657
difference:+6+0.9+10.4+0.1+0.8+0.7+2.5+0.1-0.9-0.7+2.2+5.6+.011+1.1+4.7+.082+5.0+4.9+.209
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
Tony Parker Trae Young
Season 2004-052021-22
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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%
Tony Parker 80 34.2 16.6 0.6 3.1 3.7 6.1 1.2 0.1 2.7 2.1 6.7 14.0 .482 0.5 2.0 .276 2.6 4.0 .650
difference:+4+0.7+11.8+0.1+3.6+0.3-1.3-0.4+2.7+6.3+.022+2.6+6.0+.106+4.0+3.3+.254
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%
Tony Parker 23 37.2 17.2 0.6 2.3 2.9 4.3 0.7 0.1 3.1 3.0 7.2 15.9 .454 0.4 2.1 .188 2.4 3.8 .632
difference:+18+1.8+0.4+1.7+2.1+1.7+0.1+0.1-3.1-0.4+2.8+2.1+.135+1.0+5.5+.004+2.8+2.8+.156
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
Tony Parker Trae Young
Season 2005-062022-23
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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%
Tony Parker 80 33.9 18.9 0.5 2.8 3.3 5.8 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.0 7.8 14.2 .548 0.1 0.5 .306 3.2 4.5 .707
difference:+7+0.9+7.3+0.3+0.6+0.3+4.4+0.1-1.0-0.6+0.4+4.8+.119+2.0+5.8+.029+4.6+4.3+.179
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%
Tony Parker 13 36.5 21.1 0.6 3.0 3.6 3.8 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.4 8.0 17.4 .460 0.2 0.7 .222 4.9 6.1 .810
difference:+7+1.8+8.1+0.2+0.2+0.1+6.4+0.7+0.6-0.9-0.6+2.0+7.4+.057+2.8+8.3+.111+1.3+1.1+.050
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
Tony Parker Trae Young
Season 2006-072023-24
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
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%
Tony Parker 77 32.5 18.6 0.4 2.8 3.2 5.5 1.1 0.1 2.5 1.8 7.4 14.2 .520 0.2 0.5 .395 3.6 4.5 .783
difference:+23+3.5+7.1+0.5+0.4+5.3+0.2+0.1-1.9-0.2+0.6+4.5+.090+3.0+8.2+.022+2.8+3.0+.072
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%
Tony Parker 20 37.6 20.8 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.8 1.1 0.0 3.3 1.7 8.4 17.5 .480 0.4 1.1 .333 3.6 5.3 .679
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Season 7
Tony Parker Trae Young
Season 2007-082024-25
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement Assists Leader
-Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf 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%
Tony Parker 69 33.5 18.8 0.4 2.8 3.2 6.0 0.8 0.1 2.4 1.3 7.5 15.1 .494 0.2 1.0 .258 3.6 5.0 .715
difference:+7+2.5+5.4+0.1+0.2+0.1+5.6+0.4+0.1-2.3-0.6+0.1+3.0+.083+2.7+7.4+.082+2.9+2.4+.160
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%
Tony Parker 17 38.5 22.4 0.6 3.1 3.7 6.1 0.9 0.1 2.9 2.2 8.9 18.0 .497 0.4 1.2 .350 4.1 5.5 .753
Trae Young DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Tony Parker played 11 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 18, from 2009 to 2019—Tony Parker played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Trae Young, Tony Parker got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 3 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 4 All-Star Game
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