Adrian Griffin vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Adrian Griffin, 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.

Adrian Griffin played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Adrian Griffin had the first of his seasons in 1999-00, 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
Adrian Griffin 9 5 1999-00 to 2007-08
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Adrian Griffin Trae Young
Season 1999-002018-19
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement 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 %
Adrian Griffin 72 26.8 6.7 1.8 3.4 5.2 2.5 1.6 0.2 1.3 3.1 2.4 5.7 .424 0.2 0.8 .281 1.7 2.2 .753
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 %
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Adrian Griffin Trae Young
Season 2000-012019-20
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta 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 %
Adrian Griffin 44 8.6 2.1 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.8 2.2 .340 0.2 0.6 .346 0.4 0.5 .750
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 %
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Adrian Griffin Trae Young
Season 2001-022020-21
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Adrian Griffin 58 23.8 7.2 1.2 2.8 3.9 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.7 2.4 3.1 6.2 .499 0.3 0.9 .296 0.7 0.8 .837
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 %
Adrian Griffin 4 14.3 5.0 0.5 1.8 2.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.5 2.5 4.3 .588 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000
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

Adrian Griffin Trae Young
Season 2002-032021-22
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
Adrian Griffin 74 18.6 4.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.6 2.1 2.0 4.6 .433 0.1 0.3 .250 0.4 0.4 .844
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 %
Adrian Griffin 15 8.7 2.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.6 1.1 2.7 .415 0.1 0.2 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000
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

Adrian Griffin Trae Young
Season 2003-042022-23
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta 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 %
Adrian Griffin 19 7.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.9 .278 0.1 0.1 .500 0.0 0.2 .000
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 %
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
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

Adrian Griffin Trae Young
Season 2004-052023-24
Team Chicago BullsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Adrian Griffin 69 9.7 2.2 0.8 1.4 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.4 1.1 0.8 2.3 .360 0.0 0.1 .222 0.5 0.6 .750
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 %
Adrian Griffin 5 17.4 6.8 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.6 2.8 3.0 5.8 .517 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .800
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Adrian Griffin Trae Young
Season 2005-06-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost NBA 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 %
Adrian Griffin 52 23.9 4.6 1.4 2.9 4.4 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.8 2.2 1.9 3.9 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.0 .774
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Griffin 20 17.5 3.6 1.4 2.2 3.6 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.6 2.1 1.6 3.0 .542 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.4 .875
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Adrian Griffin Trae Young
Season 2006-07-
Team Chicago Bulls-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls 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 %
Adrian Griffin 54 10.8 2.5 0.7 1.3 2.0 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.4 1.1 2.4 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.4 .789
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Griffin 4 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Adrian Griffin Trae Young
Season 2007-08-
Team Chicago Bulls, Seattle Supersonics-
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 %
Adrian Griffin 35 8.8 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.9 2.2 .395 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .556
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Adrian Griffin ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------