Daequan Cook vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Daequan Cook, 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.

Daequan Cook and Trae Young both played 6 years in the NBA. Daequan Cook had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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
Daequan Cook 6 4 2007-08 to 2012-13
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Daequan Cook Trae Young
Season 2007-082018-19
Team Miami HeatAtlanta 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 %
Daequan Cook 59 24.4 8.8 0.3 2.7 3.0 1.3 0.4 0.2 1.1 2.7 3.3 8.7 .381 1.3 4.0 .332 0.8 1.0 .825
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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Daequan Cook Trae Young
Season 2008-092019-20
Team Miami HeatAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Daequan Cook 75 24.4 9.1 0.3 2.3 2.5 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.7 3.2 8.6 .375 2.0 5.3 .387 0.7 0.7 .875
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 %
Daequan Cook 7 23.0 5.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.9 2.6 1.9 6.0 .310 1.3 4.3 .300 0.3 0.3 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Daequan Cook Trae Young
Season 2009-102020-21
Team Miami HeatAtlanta 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 %
Daequan Cook 45 15.4 5.0 0.2 1.6 1.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.1 1.8 5.6 .320 0.9 2.8 .317 0.5 0.6 .840
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 %
Daequan Cook ------- --- ----------
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

Daequan Cook Trae Young
Season 2010-112021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Thunder 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 %
Daequan Cook 43 13.9 5.6 0.2 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.2 1.8 4.2 .436 1.5 3.6 .422 0.4 0.5 .800
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 %
Daequan Cook 17 11.5 3.8 0.1 1.5 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.0 1.3 3.3 .393 0.9 2.7 .348 0.2 0.2 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

Daequan Cook Trae Young
Season 2011-122022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost NBA 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 %
Daequan Cook 57 17.4 5.5 0.2 1.9 2.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.9 5.2 .368 1.4 4.0 .346 0.2 0.4 .636
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 %
Daequan Cook 16 6.8 2.3 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.3 .378 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.1 .000
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

Daequan Cook Trae Young
Season 2012-132023-24
Team Houston Rockets, Chicago BullsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bulls Lost East 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 %
Daequan Cook 49 9.0 2.8 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.0 3.4 .305 0.5 1.9 .286 0.2 0.2 .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 %
Daequan Cook 6 6.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.7 1.0 0.2 1.7 .100 0.2 1.3 .125 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------