James Worthy vs. Michael Young Comparison

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

Michael Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Michael Young: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Worthy 3 Michael Young 0

NBA Seasons James Worthy 12 Michael Young 3

Playoffs Played James Worthy 9 Michael Young 1

All-Star Games James Worthy 7 Michael Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Worthy 1 Michael Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 17.6 Michael Young 4.6

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.1 Michael Young 1.8

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.0 Michael Young 0.5

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.1 Michael Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Michael Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 16,320 Michael Young 223

Total Rebounds James Worthy 4,708 Michael Young 88

Total Assists James Worthy 2,791 Michael Young 24

Total Steals James Worthy 1,041 Michael Young 25

Total Blocks James Worthy 624 Michael Young 3

Total Games James Worthy 926 Michael Young 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .521 Michael Young .465

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

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .769 Michael Young .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.4 (1991) Michael Young 4.9 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.4 (1985) Michael Young 1.9 (1990)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.7 (1992) Michael Young 0.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.4 (1992) Michael Young 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.0 (1986) Michael Young 0.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.1 Michael Young 0.7

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.2 Michael Young 0.3

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.2 Michael Young 0.0

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.2 Michael Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Michael Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 3,022 Michael Young 2

Total Rebounds James Worthy 747 Michael Young 1

Total Assists James Worthy 463 Michael Young 0

Total Steals James Worthy 177 Michael Young 0

Total Blocks James Worthy 96 Michael Young 0

Total Games James Worthy 143 Michael Young 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .544 Michael Young .250

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .209 Michael Young -

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .727 Michael Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 24.8 (1989) Michael Young 0.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.7 (1989) Michael Young 0.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.4 (1988) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.6 (1990) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.2 (1987) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)