Dirk Nowitzki vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young and Dirk Nowitzki 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

Dirk Nowitzki

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Nowitzki 1 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Dirk Nowitzki 21 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Dirk Nowitzki 15 James Young 2

All-Star Games Dirk Nowitzki 14 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 James Young 0

Finals MVP Dirk Nowitzki 1 James Young 0

All-NBA First Team Dirk Nowitzki 4 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Nowitzki 12 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 7.5 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.4 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.8 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 11,489 James Young 96

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 3,651 James Young 28

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 1,210 James Young 24

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 1,281 James Young 5

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 1,522 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .471 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .380 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .879 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 10.0 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.5 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 1.0 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 0.9 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Dirk Nowitzki 1,446 James Young 7

Total Assists Dirk Nowitzki 360 James Young 3

Total Steals Dirk Nowitzki 149 James Young 0

Total Blocks Dirk Nowitzki 129 James Young 0

Total Games Dirk Nowitzki 145 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .462 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .365 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Nowitzki .892 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004) James Young 0.0 (2017)