Josh Powell vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Josh Powell, 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 Powell played 7 years in the NBA, 1 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Josh Powell had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, 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 Powell 7 5 2005-06 to 2013-14
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Josh Powell Trae Young
Season 2005-062018-19
Team Dallas MavericksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Mavericks 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 %
Josh Powell 37 11.6 3.0 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 1.4 1.0 2.2 .457 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.2 .800
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 Powell 6 4.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Josh Powell Trae Young
Season 2006-072019-20
Team Indiana Pacers, Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Warriors Lost West 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 %
Josh Powell 37 9.5 3.1 0.6 1.7 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.6 1.2 2.5 .462 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.1 .714
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 Powell 4 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.5 .500
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Josh Powell Trae Young
Season 2007-082020-21
Team Los Angeles ClippersAtlanta 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 Powell 64 19.2 5.5 1.8 3.4 5.2 0.7 0.2 0.4 1.0 2.0 2.3 4.9 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .724
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 Powell ------- --- ----------
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 Powell Trae Young
Season 2008-092021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 Powell 60 11.7 4.2 1.2 1.8 2.9 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.6 1.8 4.0 .444 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .760
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 Powell 14 5.2 2.1 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.9 .423 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.4 0.4 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
Josh Powell Trae Young
Season 2009-102022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHawks 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 Powell 63 9.2 2.7 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 1.1 3.1 .366 0.1 0.3 .438 0.3 0.5 .645
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 Powell 13 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.6 .375 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.3 .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
Josh Powell Trae Young
Season 2010-112023-24
Team Atlanta HawksAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Hawks 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 %
Josh Powell 54 12.1 4.1 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.0 1.4 1.7 3.9 .452 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .800
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 Powell 9 5.3 1.1 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.9 0.6 1.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Note: Josh Powell didn't play in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

Season 7
Josh Powell Trae Young
Season 2013-14-
Team Houston Rockets-
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 Powell 1 19.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 6.0 .333 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 Powell ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
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