Wesley Person vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

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

Wesley Person played 11 years in the NBA, 5 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Wesley Person had the first of his seasons in 1994-95, 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 Person 11 5 1994-95 to 2004-05
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Wesley Person Trae Young
Season 1994-952018-19
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 Person 78 23.1 10.4 0.9 1.7 2.6 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.9 4.0 8.2 .484 1.5 3.4 .436 1.0 1.3 .792
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 Person 10 24.7 9.6 0.9 1.2 2.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.9 3.4 8.3 .410 1.7 4.5 .378 1.1 1.2 .917
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Wesley Person Trae Young
Season 1995-962019-20
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Suns 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 Person 82 31.8 12.7 0.7 3.2 3.9 1.7 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.8 4.8 10.7 .445 1.4 3.8 .374 1.8 2.3 .771
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 Person 4 45.8 14.3 2.0 3.8 5.8 0.8 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.8 5.5 14.0 .393 2.3 7.3 .310 1.0 1.3 .800
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Wesley Person Trae Young
Season 1996-972020-21
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 Person 80 29.1 13.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.5 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 5.1 11.3 .453 2.1 5.2 .413 1.1 1.4 .798
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 Person 5 32.6 15.6 1.0 5.6 6.6 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.8 1.0 5.0 10.6 .472 2.8 6.6 .424 2.8 3.6 .778
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 Person Trae Young
Season 1997-982021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 Person 82 39.0 14.7 0.8 3.6 4.4 2.3 1.6 0.6 1.3 1.3 5.4 11.7 .460 2.3 5.5 .430 1.6 2.1 .776
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 Person 4 34.0 8.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.3 2.8 7.3 .379 1.8 4.8 .368 0.8 1.0 .750
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 Person Trae Young
Season 1998-992022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta 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 Person 45 29.8 11.2 0.4 2.7 3.2 1.8 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.2 4.4 9.7 .453 1.7 4.4 .375 0.7 1.2 .604
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 Person ------- --- ----------
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 Person Trae Young
Season 1999-002023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta 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 Person 79 26.0 9.2 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.5 3.5 8.3 .428 1.3 3.2 .424 0.8 1.0 .792
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 Person ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Wesley Person Trae Young
Season 2000-01-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 Person 44 21.8 7.1 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.4 2.9 6.6 .438 0.8 1.9 .405 0.5 0.7 .800
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Wesley Person Trae Young
Season 2001-02-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
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 Person 78 35.8 15.1 0.6 3.1 3.8 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.2 6.0 12.1 .495 1.8 4.1 .444 1.3 1.6 .798
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Wesley Person Trae Young
Season 2002-03-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
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 Person 66 29.4 11.0 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.0 4.2 9.1 .456 1.5 3.5 .433 1.2 1.5 .814
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Wesley Person Trae Young
Season 2003-04-
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks-
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 Person 58 17.9 5.8 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 2.2 5.4 .401 0.9 2.4 .399 0.5 0.7 .795
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wesley Person ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Wesley Person Trae Young
Season 2004-05-
Team Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wesley Person 41 16.3 6.4 0.1 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.7 2.6 5.5 .473 1.0 2.2 .461 0.2 0.3 .692
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Wesley Person 4 13.3 3.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.5 3.5 .429 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
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