Bill Bridges vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Bill Bridges, 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.

Bill Bridges played 13 years in the NBA, 7 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Bill Bridges had the first of his seasons in 1962-63, 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
Bill Bridges 13 12 1962-63 to 1974-75
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1962-632018-19
Team St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bill Bridges 27 13.9 6.1 - - 5.3 0.9 - - - 2.1 2.4 5.9 .413 - - - 1.2 1.9 .627
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 %
Bill Bridges 11 18.5 9.3 - - 7.8 0.8 - - - 2.8 3.7 8.7 .427 - - - 1.8 2.5 .741
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1963-642019-20
Team St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div FinalsDid 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 %
Bill Bridges 80 24.4 8.5 - - 8.5 2.3 - - - 3.4 3.4 8.4 .397 - - - 1.8 2.8 .652
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 %
Bill Bridges 12 20.0 5.3 - - 7.0 2.0 - - - 3.3 2.2 6.9 .313 - - - 1.0 1.6 .632
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1964-652020-21
Team St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Bill Bridges 79 29.9 11.5 - - 10.8 2.4 - - - 3.5 4.6 11.9 .386 - - - 2.4 3.5 .676
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 %
Bill Bridges 4 36.3 13.0 - - 16.8 2.3 - - - 4.8 5.3 14.8 .356 - - - 2.5 3.8 .667
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

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1965-662021-22
Team St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Bill Bridges 78 34.3 13.0 - - 12.2 2.7 - - - 4.3 4.8 11.9 .407 - - - 3.3 4.7 .706
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 %
Bill Bridges 10 42.1 20.3 - - 14.9 2.8 - - - 4.7 8.6 17.0 .506 - - - 3.1 4.3 .721
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

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1966-672022-23
Team St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Bill Bridges 79 39.6 17.4 - - 15.1 2.8 - - - 4.1 6.4 14.0 .455 - - - 4.6 6.6 .702
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 %
Bill Bridges 9 41.0 15.7 - - 18.8 2.4 - - - 4.0 5.3 14.2 .375 - - - 5.0 7.4 .672
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

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1967-682023-24
Team St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Bill Bridges 82 39.0 15.6 - - 13.4 3.1 - - - 4.5 5.7 12.3 .462 - - - 4.2 5.9 .717
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 %
Bill Bridges 6 36.0 15.7 - - 12.8 2.3 - - - 3.8 6.3 12.5 .507 - - - 3.0 4.2 .720
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1968-69-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Bill Bridges 80 36.6 11.8 - - 14.2 3.7 - - - 3.6 4.4 9.7 .453 - - - 3.0 4.4 .677
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bridges 11 40.2 15.6 - - 16.2 3.4 - - - 4.4 6.3 14.2 .442 - - - 3.1 4.4 .708
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1969-70-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Bill Bridges 82 39.9 14.8 - - 14.4 4.2 - - - 3.6 5.4 11.4 .475 - - - 4.0 5.5 .734
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bridges 9 42.3 11.6 - - 17.1 3.2 - - - 4.1 4.9 12.2 .400 - - - 1.8 3.0 .593
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1970-71-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Bill Bridges 82 38.3 11.9 - - 15.0 2.9 - - - 3.9 4.7 10.2 .458 - - - 2.6 4.0 .639
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bridges 5 45.8 9.8 - - 20.8 1.0 - - - 3.4 4.6 11.6 .397 - - - 0.6 1.8 .333
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1971-72-
Team Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Bill Bridges 78 35.3 12.6 - - 13.5 2.5 - - - 3.4 4.9 10.0 .487 - - - 2.8 4.1 .703
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bridges ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1972-73-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Bill Bridges 82 35.0 10.3 - - 11.0 2.7 - - - 3.6 4.1 8.8 .461 - - - 2.2 3.1 .702
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bridges 17 34.2 8.9 - - 9.3 1.7 - - - 4.0 3.4 8.0 .419 - - - 2.2 2.9 .776
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1973-74-
Team Los Angeles Lakers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Bill Bridges 65 27.9 8.4 3.0 4.7 7.7 2.3 0.9 0.5 - 3.4 3.3 7.9 .421 - - - 1.8 2.5 .707
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bridges 5 28.8 6.0 2.8 3.2 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.0 - 3.8 2.4 8.2 .293 - - - 1.2 2.6 .462
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Bill Bridges Trae Young
Season 1974-75-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bridges 32 13.0 2.7 2.0 2.2 4.2 1.0 0.3 0.2 - 2.0 1.1 2.9 .376 - - - 0.5 1.1 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Bill Bridges 14 10.6 1.6 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 - 1.6 0.7 1.6 .435 - - - 0.1 0.5 .286
Trae Young ------- --- ----------