Ben McLemore vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Ben McLemore, 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.

Ben McLemore played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Ben McLemore had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Ben McLemore 9 2 2013-14 to 2021-22
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ben McLemore Trae Young
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta 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 %
Ben McLemore 82 26.7 8.8 0.6 2.2 2.9 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.2 2.5 3.1 8.3 .376 1.2 3.6 .320 1.4 1.7 .804
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ben McLemore Trae Young
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta 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 %
Ben McLemore 82 32.6 12.1 0.4 2.6 2.9 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 10.1 .437 1.7 4.8 .358 1.6 2.0 .813
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ben McLemore Trae Young
Season 2015-162020-21
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta 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 %
Ben McLemore 68 21.2 7.8 0.5 1.7 2.2 1.2 0.8 0.1 1.5 2.1 2.9 6.7 .429 1.0 2.7 .362 1.1 1.5 .718
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
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

Ben McLemore Trae Young
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta 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 %
Ben McLemore 61 19.3 8.1 0.3 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.8 3.0 6.9 .430 1.1 2.8 .382 1.1 1.5 .753
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
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

Ben McLemore Trae Young
Season 2017-182022-23
Team Memphis GrizzliesAtlanta 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 %
Ben McLemore 56 19.5 7.5 0.6 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.1 2.5 2.8 6.7 .421 1.0 2.8 .346 0.9 1.1 .828
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
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

Ben McLemore Trae Young
Season 2018-192023-24
Team Sacramento KingsAtlanta 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 %
Ben McLemore 19 8.3 3.9 0.2 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.3 3.4 .391 0.9 2.2 .415 0.4 0.6 .667
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 %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ben McLemore Trae Young
Season 2019-20-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Ben McLemore 71 22.8 10.1 0.3 1.9 2.2 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.7 2.2 3.4 7.7 .444 2.5 6.4 .400 0.7 0.9 .746
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 11 11.8 4.0 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.4 3.6 .375 1.3 3.3 .389 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Ben McLemore Trae Young
Season 2020-21-
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Ben McLemore 53 17.1 7.7 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.7 2.5 6.9 .370 1.8 5.3 .346 0.7 1.0 .736
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore 4 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 2.3 .222 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Ben McLemore Trae Young
Season 2021-22-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Ben McLemore 64 20.1 10.2 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.6 3.4 8.4 .401 2.4 6.5 .362 1.1 1.4 .818
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ben McLemore ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------