Ervin Johnson vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Ervin Johnson, 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.

Ervin Johnson played 13 years in the NBA, 7 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Ervin Johnson had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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
Ervin Johnson 13 9 1993-94 to 2005-06
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 1993-942018-19
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Ervin Johnson 45 6.2 2.6 1.1 1.6 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.4 .415 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .630
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 %
Ervin Johnson 2 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 1994-952019-20
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Supersonics 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 %
Ervin Johnson 64 14.2 3.1 1.6 2.9 4.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.8 2.5 1.3 3.0 .443 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.7 .630
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 %
Ervin Johnson 4 13.5 3.5 2.0 3.3 5.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.3 4.0 1.0 3.5 .286 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.5 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 1995-962020-21
Team Seattle SupersonicsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Supersonics Lost NBA 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 %
Ervin Johnson 81 18.8 5.5 1.6 3.8 5.3 0.6 0.5 1.6 1.2 3.0 2.2 4.3 .511 0.0 0.0 .333 1.0 1.6 .669
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 %
Ervin Johnson 18 14.1 3.1 1.6 2.3 3.9 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.8 2.5 1.3 3.4 .371 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.6 .818
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

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 1996-972021-22
Team Denver NuggetsAtlanta 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 %
Ervin Johnson 82 31.7 7.1 2.8 8.3 11.1 0.9 0.8 2.8 1.4 3.5 3.0 5.7 .520 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.9 .615
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 %
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 1997-982022-23
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 %
Ervin Johnson 81 27.9 8.0 3.0 5.5 8.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 1.4 4.0 3.1 5.8 .537 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.9 .601
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 %
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------
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

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 1998-992023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Ervin Johnson 50 20.5 5.1 2.4 4.0 6.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.9 3.0 1.9 3.8 .508 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.1 .610
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 %
Ervin Johnson 3 30.7 4.3 2.7 3.3 6.0 0.3 0.7 1.7 0.0 3.0 2.0 4.3 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 1999-00-
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 %
Ervin Johnson 80 26.6 4.8 2.9 5.2 8.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.0 3.7 1.8 3.5 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.0 .605
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson 5 30.8 6.2 2.8 7.0 9.8 0.4 1.2 1.2 0.6 3.8 2.0 4.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.6 .611
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 2000-01-
Team Milwaukee Bucks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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 %
Ervin Johnson 82 24.2 3.2 2.5 5.0 7.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.6 3.1 1.3 2.4 .545 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.1 .538
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson 18 32.3 5.4 3.3 7.5 10.8 0.6 0.5 2.1 0.7 2.9 2.2 3.8 .574 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.8 .625
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 2001-02-
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 %
Ervin Johnson 81 20.5 2.6 1.8 4.0 5.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.6 2.7 1.1 2.4 .461 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .455
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 2002-03-
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 %
Ervin Johnson 69 17.0 2.2 1.7 2.6 4.3 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.5 2.6 0.9 2.0 .452 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .682
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson 6 12.5 1.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 3.3 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 2003-04-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West 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 %
Ervin Johnson 66 14.6 1.9 0.9 2.6 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 2.4 0.8 1.6 .534 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.4 .607
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson 18 19.8 2.7 1.5 3.2 4.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.3 3.1 1.1 2.1 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .625
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 2004-05-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
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 %
Ervin Johnson 46 8.9 1.6 0.9 1.5 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.9 0.6 1.2 .519 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.3 0.5 .640
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Ervin Johnson Trae Young
Season 2005-06-
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 %
Ervin Johnson 18 4.5 0.8 0.3 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.4 0.9 .412 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ervin Johnson 3 3.7 0.7 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 0.7 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------