Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 James Young 2

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 James Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 James Young 0

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 James Young 0

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 James Young 96

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 James Young 28

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 James Young 24

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 James Young 5

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 James Young 7

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 James Young 3

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 James Young 0

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 James Young 0

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) James Young 0.0 (2017)