James Worthy vs. Danny Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Danny Young and James Worthy 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

James Worthy

vs.

Danny Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Danny Young: 1984-85 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Worthy 3 Danny Young 0

NBA Seasons James Worthy 12 Danny Young 10

Playoffs Played James Worthy 9 Danny Young 6

All-Star Games James Worthy 7 Danny Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Worthy 1 Danny Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Worthy 2 Danny Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 17.6 Danny Young 4.6

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.1 Danny Young 1.2

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.0 Danny Young 2.9

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.1 Danny Young 0.9

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Danny Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 16,320 Danny Young 2,622

Total Rebounds James Worthy 4,708 Danny Young 709

Total Assists James Worthy 2,791 Danny Young 1,674

Total Steals James Worthy 1,041 Danny Young 507

Total Blocks James Worthy 624 Danny Young 37

Total Games James Worthy 926 Danny Young 574

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .521 Danny Young .437

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .241 Danny Young .327

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .769 Danny Young .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.4 (1991) Danny Young 6.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.4 (1985) Danny Young 1.5 (1987)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.7 (1992) Danny Young 4.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.4 (1992) Danny Young 1.3 (1986)

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.0 (1986) Danny Young 0.1 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.1 Danny Young 4.1

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.2 Danny Young 1.2

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.2 Danny Young 2.2

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.2 Danny Young 0.6

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Danny Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 3,022 Danny Young 219

Total Rebounds James Worthy 747 Danny Young 64

Total Assists James Worthy 463 Danny Young 119

Total Steals James Worthy 177 Danny Young 32

Total Blocks James Worthy 96 Danny Young 4

Total Games James Worthy 143 Danny Young 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .544 Danny Young .430

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .209 Danny Young .322

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .727 Danny Young .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 24.8 (1989) Danny Young 9.3 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.7 (1989) Danny Young 2.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.4 (1988) Danny Young 4.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.6 (1990) Danny Young 1.1 (1987)

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.2 (1987) Danny Young 0.4 (1988)