Jason Kapono vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Jason Kapono, 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.

Jason Kapono played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Jason Kapono had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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
Jason Kapono 9 3 2003-04 to 2011-12
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jason Kapono Trae Young
Season 2003-042018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersAtlanta 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 %
Jason Kapono 41 10.4 3.5 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.1 .403 0.5 1.1 .477 0.5 0.6 .833
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 %
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jason Kapono Trae Young
Season 2004-052019-20
Team Charlotte BobcatsAtlanta 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 %
Jason Kapono 81 18.4 8.5 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.6 3.3 8.3 .401 1.0 2.4 .412 0.9 1.0 .824
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 %
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jason Kapono Trae Young
Season 2005-062020-21
Team Miami HeatAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 %
Jason Kapono 51 13.0 4.1 0.2 1.2 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.7 1.5 3.5 .446 0.4 1.0 .396 0.5 0.6 .848
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 %
Jason Kapono 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 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
Jason Kapono Trae Young
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Miami HeatAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Heat 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 %
Jason Kapono 67 26.4 10.9 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.1 8.4 .494 1.6 3.1 .514 1.0 1.1 .892
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 %
Jason Kapono 4 19.3 5.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.3 2.3 2.0 4.3 .471 0.5 1.0 .500 0.5 0.5 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
Jason Kapono Trae Young
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Raptors 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 %
Jason Kapono 81 18.9 7.2 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.6 3.0 6.1 .488 0.7 1.5 .483 0.5 0.5 .860
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 %
Jason Kapono 5 30.4 15.6 0.4 2.2 2.6 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 1.8 6.2 10.6 .585 2.6 4.8 .542 0.6 0.8 .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
Jason Kapono Trae Young
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Toronto RaptorsAtlanta 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 %
Jason Kapono 80 22.9 8.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.8 3.3 7.6 .432 1.2 2.9 .428 0.4 0.5 .810
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 %
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jason Kapono Trae Young
Season 2009-10-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Jason Kapono 57 17.1 5.7 0.2 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.4 2.2 5.3 .419 1.1 3.0 .368 0.2 0.3 .600
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Jason Kapono Trae Young
Season 2010-11-
Team Philadelphia 76ers-
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 %
Jason Kapono 24 4.7 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 .250 0.0 0.3 .125 0.0 0.1 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Jason Kapono Trae Young
Season 2011-12-
Team 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 %
Jason Kapono 27 10.0 2.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.0 .382 0.3 1.0 .296 0.1 0.1 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jason Kapono ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
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