James Worthy vs. Joe Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe 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.

Joe Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Joe Young: 2015-16 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Worthy 3 Joe Young 0

NBA Seasons James Worthy 12 Joe Young 3

Playoffs Played James Worthy 9 Joe Young 2

All-Star Games James Worthy 7 Joe Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Worthy 1 Joe Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 17.6 Joe Young 3.4

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.1 Joe Young 1.0

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.0 Joe Young 0.9

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.1 Joe Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 16,320 Joe Young 429

Total Rebounds James Worthy 4,708 Joe Young 130

Total Assists James Worthy 2,791 Joe Young 119

Total Steals James Worthy 1,041 Joe Young 33

Total Blocks James Worthy 624 Joe Young 1

Total Games James Worthy 926 Joe Young 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .521 Joe Young .393

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .241 Joe Young .296

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .769 Joe Young .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.4 (1991) Joe Young 3.9 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.4 (1985) Joe Young 1.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.7 (1992) Joe Young 1.6 (2016)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.4 (1992) Joe Young 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.0 (1986) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.1 Joe Young 1.8

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.2 Joe Young 0.2

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.2 Joe Young 0.2

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.2 Joe Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 3,022 Joe Young 9

Total Rebounds James Worthy 747 Joe Young 1

Total Assists James Worthy 463 Joe Young 1

Total Steals James Worthy 177 Joe Young 0

Total Blocks James Worthy 96 Joe Young 0

Total Games James Worthy 143 Joe Young 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .544 Joe Young .375

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .209 Joe Young .250

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .727 Joe Young 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 24.8 (1989) Joe Young 2.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.7 (1989) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.4 (1988) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.6 (1990) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.2 (1987) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)