Hot Rod Hundley vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Hot Rod Hundley, 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.

Hot Rod Hundley and Trae Young both played 6 years in the NBA. Hot Rod Hundley had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, 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
Hot Rod Hundley 6 5 1957-58 to 1962-63
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Hot Rod Hundley Trae Young
Season 1957-582018-19
Team Minneapolis LakersAtlanta 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 65 17.8 7.0 - - 2.9 1.9 - - - 1.5 2.7 8.4 .318 - - - 1.6 2.5 .642
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Hot Rod Hundley Trae Young
Season 1958-592019-20
Team Minneapolis LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 71 23.4 9.6 - - 3.5 2.9 - - - 2.0 3.6 10.1 .360 - - - 2.3 3.1 .752
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 13 13.5 4.0 - - 1.8 1.5 - - - 1.2 1.5 4.5 .345 - - - 0.9 1.1 .857
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Hot Rod Hundley Trae Young
Season 1959-602020-21
Team Minneapolis LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 73 31.2 12.8 - - 5.3 4.6 - - - 2.7 5.0 14.0 .358 - - - 2.8 3.7 .744
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 9 37.4 11.8 - - 6.8 6.1 - - - 2.0 4.6 13.6 .336 - - - 2.7 4.1 .649
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

Hot Rod Hundley Trae Young
Season 1960-612021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 79 27.5 11.0 - - 3.7 4.4 - - - 1.8 4.1 11.7 .351 - - - 2.8 3.7 .753
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 12 23.9 6.7 - - 3.4 3.8 - - - 1.6 2.5 8.4 .297 - - - 1.7 2.4 .690
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

Hot Rod Hundley Trae Young
Season 1961-622022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 78 19.1 5.5 - - 2.6 3.7 - - - 1.7 2.2 6.5 .340 - - - 1.1 1.6 .654
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 12 15.6 1.9 - - 1.5 2.7 - - - 2.3 0.6 2.1 .280 - - - 0.8 1.0 .750
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

Hot Rod Hundley Trae Young
Season 1962-632023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA 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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 65 12.1 4.0 - - 1.6 2.3 - - - 1.2 1.4 4.0 .336 - - - 1.3 1.8 .706
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 %
Hot Rod Hundley 7 4.9 1.3 - - 0.9 0.7 - - - 0.1 0.4 1.4 .300 - - - 0.4 0.4 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------