John Paxson vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young and John Paxson 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

John Paxson

vs.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Paxson: 1983-84 to 1993-94
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Paxson 3 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons John Paxson 11 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played John Paxson 10 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games John Paxson 0 Nick Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 7.2 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.2 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game John Paxson 3.6 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.7 Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 5,560 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds John Paxson 906 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists John Paxson 2,758 Nick Young 687

Total Steals John Paxson 517 Nick Young 394

Total Blocks John Paxson 44 Nick Young 135

Total Games John Paxson 772 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .499 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .355 Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .804 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 11.3 (1987) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.7 (1987) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 5.7 (1987) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1990) Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1992) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Paxson 6.3 Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 0.9 Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game John Paxson 2.6 Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game John Paxson 0.5 Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.0 Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Paxson 748 Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds John Paxson 109 Nick Young 26

Total Assists John Paxson 306 Nick Young 8

Total Steals John Paxson 65 Nick Young 6

Total Blocks John Paxson 3 Nick Young 4

Total Games John Paxson 119 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Paxson .494 Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage John Paxson .369 Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage John Paxson .867 Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Paxson 10.2 (1985) Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game John Paxson 1.5 (1990) Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game John Paxson 4.2 (1985) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game John Paxson 1.0 (1986) Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game John Paxson 0.1 (1988) Nick Young 0.4 (2012)