Walter Dukes vs. Trae Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Trae Young and Walter Dukes, 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.

Walter Dukes played 8 years in the NBA, 2 more than Trae Young, who played 6. Walter Dukes had the first of his seasons in 1955-56, 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
Walter Dukes 8 7 1955-56 to 1962-63
Trae Young 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Walter Dukes Trae Young
Season 1955-562018-19
Team New York KnicksAtlanta 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 %
Walter Dukes 60 21.5 7.8 - - 7.4 0.7 - - - 3.5 2.5 6.2 .403 - - - 2.8 3.9 .708
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 %
Walter Dukes ------- --- ----------
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Walter Dukes Trae Young
Season 1956-572019-20
Team Minneapolis LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Lakers 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 %
Walter Dukes 71 26.3 10.1 - - 11.2 0.8 - - - 3.8 3.2 8.8 .364 - - - 3.7 5.4 .689
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 %
Walter Dukes 5 35.4 13.6 - - 14.8 1.0 - - - 5.2 4.8 11.4 .421 - - - 4.0 5.4 .741
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Walter Dukes Trae Young
Season 1957-582020-21
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Walter Dukes 72 30.3 11.2 - - 13.3 0.7 - - - 4.3 3.9 11.1 .349 - - - 3.4 5.1 .675
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 %
Walter Dukes 7 40.9 15.9 - - 13.9 0.6 - - - 5.4 5.3 14.4 .366 - - - 5.3 8.0 .661
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

Walter Dukes Trae Young
Season 1958-592021-22
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Walter Dukes 72 32.5 13.0 - - 13.3 0.9 - - - 4.6 4.4 12.6 .352 - - - 4.1 6.3 .657
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 %
Walter Dukes 3 37.7 14.3 - - 13.3 1.0 - - - 5.0 5.0 10.0 .500 - - - 4.3 5.7 .765
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

Walter Dukes Trae Young
Season 1959-602022-23
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pistons 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 %
Walter Dukes 66 32.4 15.2 - - 13.4 1.2 - - - 4.7 4.8 13.2 .361 - - - 5.7 7.7 .740
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 %
Walter Dukes 2 39.0 24.0 - - 16.5 1.0 - - - 4.5 8.0 15.5 .516 - - - 8.0 11.0 .727
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

Walter Dukes Trae Young
Season 1960-612023-24
Team Detroit PistonsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 73 28.0 11.7 - - 14.1 1.9 - - - 4.3 3.9 9.7 .405 - - - 3.8 5.5 .703
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 %
Walter Dukes 5 30.4 10.0 - - 9.8 2.2 - - - 5.0 4.0 10.6 .377 - - - 2.0 3.6 .556
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Walter Dukes Trae Young
Season 1961-62-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div 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 %
Walter Dukes 77 24.6 9.4 - - 10.4 1.6 - - - 4.2 3.3 8.4 .396 - - - 2.7 3.8 .715
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walter Dukes 10 34.7 12.4 - - 13.8 2.4 - - - 5.2 3.9 9.1 .429 - - - 4.6 6.1 .754
Trae Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Walter Dukes Trae Young
Season 1962-63-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost West Div Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walter Dukes 62 14.7 4.3 - - 5.8 0.9 - - - 3.0 1.3 4.1 .325 - - - 1.6 2.2 .737
Trae Young ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Walter Dukes 3 2.7 1.0 - - 0.3 0.7 - - - 1.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 1.0 1.0 1.000
Trae Young ------- --- ----------