Michael Kidd-Gilchrist vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 8 2 2012-13 to 2019-20
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Trae Young
Season 2012-132018-19
Team Charlotte BobcatsAtlanta 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 78 26.0 9.0 1.7 4.2 5.8 1.5 0.7 0.9 1.3 2.1 3.6 7.9 .458 0.0 0.1 .222 1.8 2.4 .749
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Trae Young
Season 2013-142019-20
Team Charlotte BobcatsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 62 24.2 7.2 1.8 3.5 5.2 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.0 2.3 2.7 5.7 .473 0.0 0.1 .111 1.8 3.0 .614
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 4 22.8 8.5 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 2.0 3.3 3.5 6.8 .519 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.5 .600
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Trae Young
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 55 28.9 10.9 2.0 5.6 7.6 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.1 2.1 4.1 8.8 .465 0.0 0.0 - 2.7 3.9 .701
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
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

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Trae Young
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 7 29.3 12.7 1.7 4.7 6.4 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.3 4.7 8.7 .541 0.4 1.0 .429 2.9 4.1 .690
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
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

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Trae Young
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 81 29.0 9.2 1.9 5.0 7.0 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.7 2.3 3.6 7.6 .477 0.0 0.1 .111 1.9 2.4 .784
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
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

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Trae Young
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsAtlanta 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 74 25.0 9.2 1.1 2.9 4.1 1.0 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.9 3.8 7.6 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .684
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Trae Young
Season 2018-19-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 64 18.4 6.7 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 2.4 2.5 5.2 .476 0.3 0.7 .340 1.5 1.9 .772
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Trae Young
Season 2019-20-
Team Charlotte Hornets, Dallas Mavericks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Mavericks Lost West 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 %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 25 11.2 2.4 0.6 2.1 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.5 0.9 2.6 .333 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.6 .786
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 6 9.2 2.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.3 1.5 .222 0.7 1.0 .667
Trae Young ------- --- ----------