Woody Sauldsberry vs. Nick Young Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Young and Woody Sauldsberry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Woody Sauldsberry played 7 years in the NBA, 5 less than Nick Young, who played 12. Woody Sauldsberry had the first of his seasons in 1957-58, while Nick Young had his rookie season in 2007-08. 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 |
Woody Sauldsberry |
7 |
3 |
1957-58 to 1965-66 |
Nick Young |
12 |
3 |
2007-08 to 2018-19 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
71 |
33.5 |
12.8 |
- |
- |
10.3 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.5 |
15.2 |
.360 |
- |
- |
- |
1.9 |
3.1 |
.615 |
Nick Young |
75 |
15.4 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
6.4 |
.439 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
.400 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.815 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
8 |
36.3 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
10.9 |
0.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
5.6 |
16.4 |
.344 |
- |
- |
- |
1.6 |
2.9 |
.565 |
Nick Young |
4 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.111 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
72 |
38.1 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
11.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
7.0 |
19.2 |
.363 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.4 |
.625 |
Nick Young |
82 |
22.4 |
10.9 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
4.1 |
9.2 |
.444 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
.341 |
2.0 |
2.4 |
.850 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
71 |
26.0 |
9.9 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
1.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
4.6 |
13.7 |
.334 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.5 |
.534 |
Nick Young |
74 |
19.2 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
7.5 |
.418 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
.406 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.800 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
9 |
33.1 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
1.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
6.0 |
17.7 |
.340 |
- |
- |
- |
0.9 |
1.6 |
.571 |
Nick Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
69 |
21.6 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
1.1 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
3.3 |
11.1 |
.299 |
- |
- |
- |
0.8 |
1.4 |
.560 |
Nick Young |
64 |
31.8 |
17.4 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
6.4 |
14.6 |
.441 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
.387 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
.816 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
12 |
33.9 |
13.7 |
- |
- |
9.0 |
2.8 |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.3 |
17.2 |
.364 |
- |
- |
- |
1.2 |
2.1 |
.560 |
Nick Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
63 |
28.0 |
10.7 |
- |
- |
8.5 |
1.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
4.7 |
13.8 |
.343 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.642 |
Nick Young |
62 |
27.9 |
14.2 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
5.1 |
12.6 |
.403 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
.365 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.852 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
11 |
18.2 |
8.3 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
6.1 |
.433 |
1.5 |
3.0 |
.515 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
.889 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
77 |
26.4 |
10.9 |
- |
- |
5.8 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.8 |
12.5 |
.379 |
- |
- |
- |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.656 |
Nick Young |
59 |
23.9 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
9.2 |
.413 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
.357 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
.820 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Woody Sauldsberry didn't play in 1963-64 and 1964-65.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
39 |
13.6 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
3.6 |
0.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
2.1 |
6.4 |
.321 |
- |
- |
- |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.500 |
Nick Young |
64 |
28.3 |
17.9 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
6.0 |
13.9 |
.435 |
2.1 |
5.5 |
.386 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
.825 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
42 |
23.8 |
13.4 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
11.3 |
.366 |
2.0 |
5.4 |
.369 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.892 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
54 |
19.1 |
7.3 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
6.9 |
.339 |
1.4 |
4.4 |
.325 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.829 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
60 |
25.9 |
13.2 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
10.6 |
.430 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
.404 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.856 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
80 |
17.4 |
7.3 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
6.1 |
.412 |
1.5 |
4.1 |
.377 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.862 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
20 |
10.3 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
.302 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
.298 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.750 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
4 |
9.3 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.333 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Woody Sauldsberry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nick Young |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |