Joe Caldwell vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Joe Caldwell, 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.

Joe Caldwell and Trae Young both played 6 years in the NBA. Joe Caldwell had the first of his seasons in 1964-65, 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
Joe Caldwell 6 5 1964-65 to 1969-70
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Joe Caldwell Trae Young
Season 1964-652018-19
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement 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 %
Joe Caldwell 66 23.4 10.7 - - 6.7 1.8 - - - 2.6 4.4 11.8 .374 - - - 2.0 3.2 .614
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 %
Joe Caldwell ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Joe Caldwell Trae Young
Season 1965-662019-20
Team Detroit Pistons, St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Joe Caldwell 79 23.5 12.7 - - 5.5 1.6 - - - 2.6 5.2 11.9 .438 - - - 2.3 3.2 .705
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 %
Joe Caldwell 10 31.5 18.7 - - 5.5 1.6 - - - 2.9 7.8 16.9 .462 - - - 3.1 4.9 .633
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Joe Caldwell Trae Young
Season 1966-672020-21
Team St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Joe Caldwell 81 27.9 13.8 - - 5.5 2.0 - - - 2.8 5.7 13.3 .426 - - - 2.5 3.8 .649
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 %
Joe Caldwell 9 24.1 12.2 - - 4.3 1.4 - - - 3.0 4.7 11.7 .400 - - - 2.9 4.3 .667
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
Joe Caldwell Trae Young
Season 1967-682021-22
Team St. Louis HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Joe Caldwell 79 33.4 16.4 - - 4.3 3.0 - - - 2.6 7.1 15.4 .463 - - - 2.1 3.7 .569
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 %
Joe Caldwell 6 24.7 5.3 - - 3.5 2.5 - - - 1.7 2.5 7.7 .326 - - - 0.3 2.5 .133
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
Joe Caldwell Trae Young
Season 1968-692022-23
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Joe Caldwell 81 33.6 15.8 - - 3.7 4.0 - - - 2.9 6.9 13.7 .507 - - - 2.0 3.7 .537
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 %
Joe Caldwell 11 36.7 14.7 - - 5.0 3.4 - - - 3.6 5.9 12.2 .485 - - - 2.9 6.3 .464
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
Joe Caldwell Trae Young
Season 1969-702023-24
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks Lost West Div 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 %
Joe Caldwell 82 34.8 21.1 - - 5.0 3.5 - - - 3.1 8.2 16.2 .507 - - - 4.6 6.7 .688
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 %
Joe Caldwell 9 43.7 25.0 - - 5.0 4.2 - - - 3.8 10.3 22.0 .470 - - - 4.3 6.7 .650
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
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