Blue Edwards vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Blue Edwards, 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.

Blue Edwards played 10 years in the NBA, 4 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Blue Edwards had the first of his seasons in 1989-90, 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
Blue Edwards 10 4 1989-90 to 1998-99
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1989-902018-19
Team Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Blue Edwards 82 23.0 8.9 0.8 2.2 3.1 1.8 0.9 0.4 1.9 3.4 3.5 6.9 .507 0.1 0.4 .300 1.8 2.5 .719
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 %
Blue Edwards 5 18.8 7.2 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.6 1.4 0.4 2.4 3.2 2.8 5.2 .538 0.2 0.6 .333 1.4 1.6 .875
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1990-912019-20
Team Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Blue Edwards 62 26.0 9.3 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 1.7 3.3 3.9 7.5 .526 0.1 0.4 .250 1.3 1.9 .701
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 %
Blue Edwards 9 26.8 10.1 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.8 0.9 0.1 1.7 4.1 4.1 8.6 .481 0.1 0.2 .500 1.8 2.2 .800
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf FinalsHawks 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 %
Blue Edwards 81 28.2 12.6 1.1 2.6 3.7 1.7 1.0 0.6 1.5 2.9 5.3 10.2 .522 0.5 1.3 .379 1.4 1.8 .774
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 %
Blue Edwards 16 22.1 8.1 1.4 1.8 3.2 1.1 1.4 0.2 1.6 2.8 3.3 6.9 .468 0.1 0.6 .200 1.4 2.0 .719
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
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1992-932021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksAtlanta 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 %
Blue Edwards 82 33.3 16.9 1.5 3.2 4.7 2.6 1.6 0.5 2.1 3.0 6.8 13.2 .512 0.5 1.3 .349 2.9 3.7 .790
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 %
Blue Edwards ------- --- ----------
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
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1993-942022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksAtlanta 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 %
Blue Edwards 82 28.3 11.6 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.1 1.0 0.3 1.8 2.9 4.7 9.8 .478 0.5 1.3 .358 1.8 2.3 .799
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 %
Blue Edwards ------- --- ----------
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
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1994-952023-24
Team Boston Celtics, Utah JazzAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Jazz 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 %
Blue Edwards 67 16.6 6.9 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.1 0.6 0.2 1.2 2.1 2.7 5.9 .461 0.3 1.1 .293 1.1 1.3 .833
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 %
Blue Edwards 4 8.3 2.3 0.3 1.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.0 3.0 .333 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1995-96-
Team Vancouver 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 %
Blue Edwards 82 33.8 12.7 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.6 1.4 0.6 2.1 3.0 4.9 11.7 .419 1.0 3.0 .343 1.9 2.5 .755
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blue Edwards ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1996-97-
Team Vancouver 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 %
Blue Edwards 61 23.6 7.8 0.8 2.3 3.1 1.9 0.6 0.3 1.3 2.2 3.0 7.5 .397 0.4 1.5 .281 1.5 1.8 .817
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blue Edwards ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1997-98-
Team Vancouver 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 %
Blue Edwards 81 24.3 10.8 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.5 1.1 0.3 1.7 2.3 4.0 9.2 .439 0.5 1.5 .333 2.2 2.7 .837
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blue Edwards ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Blue Edwards Trae Young
Season 1998-99-
Team Miami Heat-
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 %
Blue Edwards 24 11.8 3.2 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.0 1.3 3.0 .444 0.2 0.4 .400 0.4 0.5 .692
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Blue Edwards ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
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