Mitchell Wiggins vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Mitchell Wiggins, 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.

Mitchell Wiggins and Trae Young both played 6 years in the NBA. Mitchell Wiggins had the first of his seasons in 1983-84, 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
Mitchell Wiggins 6 3 1983-84 to 1991-92
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mitchell Wiggins Trae Young
Season 1983-842018-19
Team Chicago BullsAtlanta 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 %
Mitchell Wiggins 82 25.9 12.4 1.7 2.3 4.0 2.3 1.3 0.1 1.7 3.4 4.9 10.9 .448 0.1 0.4 .241 2.6 3.5 .742
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 %
Mitchell Wiggins ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mitchell Wiggins Trae Young
Season 1984-852019-20
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Mitchell Wiggins 82 19.2 9.0 1.3 1.5 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.1 2.4 3.9 8.0 .484 0.1 0.3 .261 1.2 1.6 .733
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 %
Mitchell Wiggins 5 9.0 3.6 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.2 1.8 3.6 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mitchell Wiggins Trae Young
Season 1985-862020-21
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost NBA 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 %
Mitchell Wiggins 78 15.4 6.8 1.1 0.9 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.8 2.0 2.8 6.3 .454 0.0 0.2 .083 1.1 1.5 .729
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 %
Mitchell Wiggins 20 22.2 10.0 1.9 1.9 3.8 1.6 0.7 0.2 1.4 2.2 4.5 9.0 .497 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.4 .750
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

Mitchell Wiggins Trae Young
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta 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 %
Mitchell Wiggins 32 24.6 11.1 2.3 1.8 4.2 2.4 1.4 0.1 1.6 2.6 4.8 10.9 .437 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 2.0 .754
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 %
Mitchell Wiggins ------- --- ----------
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: Mitchell Wiggins didn't play in 1987-88 and 1988-89.

Season 5

Mitchell Wiggins Trae Young
Season 1989-902022-23
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West 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 %
Mitchell Wiggins 66 28.1 15.5 2.0 2.3 4.3 1.6 1.3 0.0 1.3 2.5 6.3 12.9 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.6 .810
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 %
Mitchell Wiggins 4 12.8 4.0 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 1.8 3.8 .467 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667
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

Note: Mitchell Wiggins didn't play in 1990-91.

Season 6

Mitchell Wiggins Trae Young
Season 1991-922023-24
Team Philadelphia 76ersAtlanta 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 %
Mitchell Wiggins 49 11.6 4.3 0.9 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.4 1.8 4.7 .384 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .686
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 %
Mitchell Wiggins ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------