Hank Finkel vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Hank Finkel, 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.

Hank Finkel played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Hank Finkel had the first of his seasons in 1966-67, 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
Hank Finkel 9 6 1966-67 to 1974-75
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Hank Finkel Trae Young
Season 1966-672018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Hank Finkel 27 5.2 1.5 - - 2.4 0.2 - - - 1.4 0.6 1.7 .362 - - - 0.3 0.4 .583
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 %
Hank Finkel 1 1.0 0.0 - - 0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Hank Finkel Trae Young
Season 1967-682019-20
Team San Diego RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Hank Finkel 53 21.1 11.6 - - 7.1 1.4 - - - 3.3 4.6 9.3 .492 - - - 2.5 3.6 .686
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 %
Hank Finkel ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Hank Finkel Trae Young
Season 1968-692020-21
Team San Diego RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets 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 %
Hank Finkel 35 9.5 3.7 - - 3.1 0.6 - - - 1.5 1.4 3.2 .441 - - - 0.9 1.2 .756
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 %
Hank Finkel 2 6.0 0.0 - - 3.5 0.0 - - - 1.5 0.0 1.5 .000 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
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

Hank Finkel Trae Young
Season 1969-702021-22
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta 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 %
Hank Finkel 80 23.3 9.7 - - 7.7 1.3 - - - 3.7 3.9 8.5 .454 - - - 2.0 2.9 .670
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 %
Hank Finkel ------- --- ----------
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

Hank Finkel Trae Young
Season 1970-712022-23
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta 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 %
Hank Finkel 80 15.4 6.5 - - 4.3 1.0 - - - 2.5 2.7 6.1 .438 - - - 1.2 1.6 .732
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 %
Hank Finkel ------- --- ----------
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

Hank Finkel Trae Young
Season 1971-722023-24
Team Boston CelticsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 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 %
Hank Finkel 78 9.4 3.2 - - 3.2 0.8 - - - 1.5 1.3 3.3 .406 - - - 0.6 0.9 .581
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 %
Hank Finkel 8 8.5 2.5 - - 3.0 0.4 - - - 1.4 1.3 2.8 .455 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Hank Finkel Trae Young
Season 1972-73-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Hank Finkel 76 6.5 2.4 - - 2.0 0.3 - - - 1.1 1.0 2.3 .451 - - - 0.4 0.7 .538
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hank Finkel 7 3.3 1.7 - - 0.9 0.4 - - - 0.6 0.9 1.3 .667 - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Hank Finkel Trae Young
Season 1973-74-
Team Boston Celtics-
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 %
Hank Finkel 60 7.1 2.5 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 - 1.0 1.0 2.2 .462 - - - 0.5 0.7 .651
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hank Finkel 8 5.8 2.1 0.6 0.6 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 1.1 1.0 2.3 .444 - - - 0.1 0.1 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Hank Finkel Trae Young
Season 1974-75-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics 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 %
Hank Finkel 62 8.4 2.0 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 1.2 0.8 2.1 .403 - - - 0.4 0.7 .535
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Hank Finkel 7 3.6 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.4 1.0 .429 - - - 0.4 0.7 .600
Trae Young ------- --- ----------