Wesley Johnson vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Wesley Johnson, 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 / 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.

Wesley Johnson played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Wesley Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, 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
Wesley Johnson 9 2 2010-11 to 2018-19
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Wesley Johnson Trae Young
Season 2010-112018-19
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Wesley Johnson 79 26.2 9.0 0.6 2.4 3.0 1.9 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.1 3.4 8.6 .397 1.3 3.7 .356 0.8 1.2 .696
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Wesley Johnson Trae Young
Season 2011-122019-20
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesAtlanta 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 %
Wesley Johnson 65 22.6 6.0 0.4 2.4 2.7 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.8 2.4 6.1 .398 0.8 2.6 .314 0.4 0.5 .706
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Wesley Johnson Trae Young
Season 2012-132020-21
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta 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 %
Wesley Johnson 50 19.1 8.0 0.4 2.0 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.1 3.2 7.9 .407 1.0 3.1 .323 0.5 0.7 .771
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Wesley Johnson Trae Young
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta 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 %
Wesley Johnson 79 28.4 9.1 0.9 3.5 4.4 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.1 2.6 3.5 8.2 .425 1.3 3.4 .369 0.8 1.0 .792
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Wesley Johnson Trae Young
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta 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 %
Wesley Johnson 76 29.5 9.9 0.9 3.3 4.2 1.6 0.8 0.6 1.1 2.1 3.8 9.1 .414 1.2 3.4 .351 1.2 1.5 .804
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 %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Wesley Johnson Trae Young
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Los Angeles ClippersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Clippers Lost West 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 %
Wesley Johnson 80 20.8 6.9 0.5 2.6 3.1 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.7 2.2 2.6 6.4 .404 1.3 3.9 .333 0.4 0.6 .652
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 %
Wesley Johnson 6 12.8 2.7 0.8 2.2 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.8 2.3 .357 0.5 1.5 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Wesley Johnson Trae Young
Season 2016-17-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers 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 %
Wesley Johnson 68 11.9 2.7 0.4 2.3 2.7 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.1 2.9 .365 0.4 1.7 .246 0.2 0.3 .647
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wesley Johnson 3 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Wesley Johnson Trae Young
Season 2017-18-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
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 %
Wesley Johnson 74 20.1 5.4 0.4 2.5 2.9 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.7 2.0 2.0 5.0 .408 0.8 2.4 .339 0.6 0.8 .741
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Wesley Johnson Trae Young
Season 2018-19-
Team New Orleans Pelicans, Washington Wizards-
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 %
Wesley Johnson 38 14.1 3.4 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.7 1.2 3.4 .352 0.7 2.0 .329 0.3 0.5 .684
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wesley Johnson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------