Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Young 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 James Young 4

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 James Young 2

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 James Young 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Young 0

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 James Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 James Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 James Young 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 James Young 0

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * James Young 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 James Young 219

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 James Young 96

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 James Young 28

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 James Young 24

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 James Young 5

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 James Young 17

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 James Young 7

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 James Young 3

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 James Young 0

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 James Young 0

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) James Young 0.0 (2017)