Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Perry Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Perry Young and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Perry Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Perry Young: 1986-87 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Perry Young 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Perry Young 1

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Perry Young 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Perry Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Perry Young 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Perry Young 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Perry Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Perry Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Perry Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Perry Young 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Perry Young 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Perry Young 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Perry Young 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Perry Young 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Perry Young 1.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Perry Young 0.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Perry Young 0.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Perry Young 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Perry Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Perry Young 13

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Perry Young 8

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Perry Young 7

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Perry Young 5

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Perry Young 1

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Perry Young 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Perry Young .286

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Perry Young -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Perry Young .500

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Perry Young 1.4 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Perry Young 0.9 (1987)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Perry Young 0.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Perry Young 0.6 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Perry Young 0.1 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Perry Young -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Perry Young -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Perry Young -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Perry Young -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Perry Young -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Perry Young -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Perry Young -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Perry Young -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Perry Young -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Perry Young -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Perry Young 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Perry Young -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Perry Young -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Perry Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Perry Young -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Perry Young -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Perry Young -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Perry Young -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Perry Young -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.