James Worthy vs. Thaddeus Young Comparison

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

Thaddeus Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Thaddeus Young: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Worthy 3 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Seasons James Worthy 12 Thaddeus Young 17

Playoffs Played James Worthy 9 Thaddeus Young 10

All-Star Games James Worthy 7 Thaddeus Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Worthy 1 Thaddeus Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 17.6 Thaddeus Young 12.1

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.1 Thaddeus Young 5.6

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.0 Thaddeus Young 1.8

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.1 Thaddeus Young 1.4

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 16,320 Thaddeus Young 14,225

Total Rebounds James Worthy 4,708 Thaddeus Young 6,614

Total Assists James Worthy 2,791 Thaddeus Young 2,135

Total Steals James Worthy 1,041 Thaddeus Young 1,612

Total Blocks James Worthy 624 Thaddeus Young 458

Total Games James Worthy 926 Thaddeus Young 1,172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .521 Thaddeus Young .503

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .241 Thaddeus Young .328

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .769 Thaddeus Young .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.4 (1991) Thaddeus Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.4 (1985) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.7 (1992) Thaddeus Young 4.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.4 (1992) Thaddeus Young 2.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.0 (1986) Thaddeus Young 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.1 Thaddeus Young 9.3

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.2 Thaddeus Young 5.7

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.2 Thaddeus Young 1.6

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.2 Thaddeus Young 1.1

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 3,022 Thaddeus Young 542

Total Rebounds James Worthy 747 Thaddeus Young 330

Total Assists James Worthy 463 Thaddeus Young 92

Total Steals James Worthy 177 Thaddeus Young 65

Total Blocks James Worthy 96 Thaddeus Young 21

Total Games James Worthy 143 Thaddeus Young 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .544 Thaddeus Young .468

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

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .727 Thaddeus Young .606

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 24.8 (1989) Thaddeus Young 12.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.7 (1989) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.4 (1988) Thaddeus Young 3.8 (2019)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.6 (1990) Thaddeus Young 2.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.2 (1987) Thaddeus Young 0.9 (2018)