Josh Childress vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Josh Childress, 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.

Josh Childress played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Josh Childress had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, 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
Josh Childress 8 1 2004-05 to 2013-14
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Josh Childress Trae Young
Season 2004-052018-19
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Achievement All-Rookie Second 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 %
Josh Childress 80 29.7 10.1 2.4 3.6 6.0 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.3 3.8 8.0 .470 0.2 0.7 .232 2.4 2.9 .823
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Josh Childress Trae Young
Season 2005-062019-20
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta 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 %
Josh Childress 74 30.4 10.0 1.8 3.4 5.2 1.8 1.2 0.5 1.4 2.5 3.8 6.8 .552 0.4 0.9 .492 2.1 2.7 .766
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Josh Childress Trae Young
Season 2006-072020-21
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks 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 %
Josh Childress 55 36.8 13.0 2.2 3.9 6.2 2.3 1.1 0.7 1.5 2.1 4.7 9.4 .504 0.5 1.4 .338 3.0 3.8 .795
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
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

Josh Childress Trae Young
Season 2007-082021-22
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Josh Childress 76 29.9 11.8 2.3 2.6 4.9 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.3 1.7 4.3 7.5 .571 0.3 0.8 .367 2.9 3.6 .807
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 %
Josh Childress 7 29.3 7.1 2.1 3.6 5.7 1.6 0.1 0.7 0.3 1.0 3.1 6.0 .524 0.0 0.3 .000 0.9 1.7 .500
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

Note: Josh Childress didn't play in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

Season 5

Josh Childress Trae Young
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta 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 %
Josh Childress 54 16.6 5.0 1.3 1.6 2.9 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.2 4.0 .565 0.0 0.3 .063 0.5 1.1 .492
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
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

Josh Childress Trae Young
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Phoenix SunsAtlanta 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 %
Josh Childress 34 14.4 2.9 0.9 1.9 2.8 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.9 .485 0.1 0.7 .167 0.0 0.1 .000
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 %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Josh Childress Trae Young
Season 2012-13-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
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 %
Josh Childress 14 7.1 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.5 .286 0.1 0.2 .333 0.1 0.1 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Josh Childress Trae Young
Season 2013-14-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
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 %
Josh Childress 4 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Josh Childress ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------