Danny Schayes vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Danny Schayes, 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.

Danny Schayes played 18 years in the NBA, 12 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Danny Schayes had the first of his seasons in 1981-82, 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
Danny Schayes 18 12 1981-82 to 1998-99
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1981-822018-19
Team Utah JazzAtlanta 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 %
Danny Schayes 82 19.8 7.9 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.8 0.6 0.9 1.8 3.6 3.1 6.4 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .757
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 %
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1982-832019-20
Team Utah Jazz, Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Danny Schayes 82 27.9 11.1 2.4 5.3 7.7 2.5 0.7 1.2 3.1 4.0 4.2 9.1 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.6 .773
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 %
Danny Schayes 8 20.4 7.1 1.4 3.6 5.0 1.8 0.3 0.6 2.1 3.1 2.6 5.4 .488 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 1.9 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1983-842020-21
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
Danny Schayes 82 17.3 7.1 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.5 3.8 2.2 4.5 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.3 .790
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 %
Danny Schayes 5 16.2 5.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 1.4 4.0 2.2 3.6 .611 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.6 .750
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

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1984-852021-22
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Danny Schayes 56 9.7 3.6 0.9 1.7 2.6 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.8 1.1 2.3 .465 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 1.7 .814
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 %
Danny Schayes 9 13.1 4.0 0.9 2.4 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 2.4 1.2 2.9 .423 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 2.2 .700
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

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1985-862022-23
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisHawks 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 %
Danny Schayes 80 20.7 8.2 1.9 3.6 5.5 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.3 3.7 2.8 5.5 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.5 .777
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 %
Danny Schayes 10 29.5 11.6 3.4 4.8 8.2 0.9 0.4 1.7 2.1 3.7 4.6 8.6 .535 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.0 .800
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

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1986-872023-24
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Danny Schayes 76 20.5 8.5 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.5 2.8 5.3 .519 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.9 .779
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 %
Danny Schayes 3 25.0 10.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 3.3 4.0 5.7 .706 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .667
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1987-88-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Danny Schayes 81 26.7 13.9 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 4.0 4.5 8.2 .540 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 6.0 .836
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes 11 28.5 16.4 2.7 4.5 7.2 1.6 0.3 0.9 2.2 4.2 5.0 8.0 .625 0.0 0.0 - 6.4 7.5 .843
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1988-89-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets 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 %
Danny Schayes 76 25.2 12.8 1.9 4.7 6.6 1.4 0.6 1.1 2.1 4.2 4.2 8.0 .522 0.0 0.1 .333 4.4 5.3 .826
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes 2 18.0 4.0 1.0 4.5 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 2.0 0.5 3.5 .143 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.0 .750
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1989-90-
Team Denver Nuggets-
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 %
Danny Schayes 53 22.5 10.4 2.2 4.2 6.5 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 3.8 3.1 6.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 5.0 .852
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1990-91-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Danny Schayes 82 27.2 10.6 2.1 4.4 6.5 1.2 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.2 3.6 7.3 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.0 .835
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes 3 23.7 9.3 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.3 2.0 2.7 3.0 7.7 .391 0.0 0.3 .000 3.3 3.7 .909
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1991-92-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Danny Schayes 43 16.9 5.6 1.3 2.6 3.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.0 2.3 1.9 4.6 .417 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.2 .771
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1992-93-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
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 %
Danny Schayes 70 16.1 4.6 1.0 2.5 3.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.1 1.5 3.8 .399 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.0 .818
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1993-94-
Team Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers-
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 %
Danny Schayes 36 10.1 2.4 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 2.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.9 .906
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1994-95-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
Danny Schayes 69 11.9 4.4 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.5 1.8 3.6 .508 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.7 1.0 .725
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes 10 14.6 2.9 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 3.8 1.1 2.9 .379 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.8 .875
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1995-96-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Danny Schayes 32 12.5 3.2 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.9 1.0 2.9 .340 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.4 .804
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes 2 8.5 3.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 .750 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1996-97-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic 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 %
Danny Schayes 45 12.0 3.0 0.9 1.9 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.6 1.0 2.7 .392 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .750
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes 5 18.4 4.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.8 3.2 1.8 4.6 .391 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 0.8 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1997-98-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes 74 17.2 5.5 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.5 2.1 5.0 .418 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1.6 .807
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Danny Schayes Trae Young
Season 1998-99-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes 19 7.5 1.5 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.2 0.6 1.5 .379 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 .750
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danny Schayes 1 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------