James Silas vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and James Silas, 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.

James Silas and Trae Young both played 6 years in the NBA. James Silas had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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
James Silas 6 4 1976-77 to 1981-82
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

James Silas Trae Young
Season 1976-772018-19
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta 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 %
James Silas 22 16.2 9.5 0.3 1.1 1.5 2.3 0.6 0.1 - 1.6 2.8 6.5 .430 - - - 4.0 4.9 .813
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 %
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Season 2

James Silas Trae Young
Season 1977-782019-20
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
James Silas 37 8.4 3.9 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.2 2.6 .443 - - - 1.6 2.0 .822
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 %
James Silas 3 6.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 3.3 .300 - - - 0.3 0.7 .500
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Season 3

James Silas Trae Young
Season 1978-792020-21
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 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 %
James Silas 79 27.5 16.0 0.4 1.9 2.3 3.5 1.0 0.3 2.5 2.7 5.9 11.7 .505 - - - 4.2 5.1 .831
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 %
James Silas 14 33.9 19.1 0.9 2.1 3.0 4.7 1.5 0.1 2.6 2.8 7.3 15.4 .474 - - - 4.5 5.7 .788
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

James Silas Trae Young
Season 1979-802021-22
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Spurs Lost East Conf 1st RdHawks 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 %
James Silas 77 29.8 17.7 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.5 0.8 0.2 2.5 2.7 6.7 13.0 .514 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.0 .887
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 %
James Silas 3 30.0 14.3 0.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 2.0 0.3 1.7 2.7 5.3 12.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 3.7 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

James Silas Trae Young
Season 1980-812022-23
Team San Antonio SpursAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs 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 %
James Silas 75 27.4 17.7 0.6 2.5 3.1 3.8 0.7 0.2 2.1 1.7 6.3 13.3 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 5.9 .850
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 %
James Silas 7 23.0 11.4 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.7 0.6 0.0 2.6 1.3 3.9 9.9 .391 0.0 0.0 - 3.7 4.6 .813
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

James Silas Trae Young
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta 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 %
James Silas 67 21.6 11.2 0.4 1.2 1.6 3.3 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.6 3.7 8.6 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 4.3 .860
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 %
James Silas ------- --- ----------
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