Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Michael Young Comparison

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

Michael Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Michael Young: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Michael Young 0

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Michael Young 3

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Michael Young 1

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

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Michael Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Michael Young 4.6

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Michael Young 1.8

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Michael Young 0.5

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Michael Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Michael Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Michael Young 223

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Michael Young 88

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Michael Young 24

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Michael Young 25

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Michael Young 3

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Michael Young 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Michael Young .465

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Michael Young .296

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Michael Young .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Michael Young 4.9 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Michael Young 1.9 (1990)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Michael Young 0.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Michael Young 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Michael Young 0.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Michael Young 0.7

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Michael Young 0.3

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Michael Young 0.0

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Michael Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Michael Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Michael Young 2

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Michael Young 1

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Michael Young 0

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Michael Young 0

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Michael Young 0

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Michael Young 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Michael Young .250

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Michael Young -

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Michael Young 0.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Michael Young 0.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)