John Salley vs. Nick Young Comparison

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

vs.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salley 4 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons John Salley 11 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played John Salley 9 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games John Salley 0 Nick Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 7.0 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.5 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.2 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.6 Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.3 Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 5,228 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds John Salley 3,356 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists John Salley 916 Nick Young 687

Total Steals John Salley 451 Nick Young 394

Total Blocks John Salley 983 Nick Young 135

Total Games John Salley 748 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .506 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage John Salley .214 Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .714 Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 9.5 (1992) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 6.1 (1993) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.8 (1994) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1994) Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.9 (1990) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 6.4 Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.4 Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game John Salley 0.8 Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.4 Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.2 Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 857 Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds John Salley 588 Nick Young 26

Total Assists John Salley 104 Nick Young 8

Total Steals John Salley 49 Nick Young 6

Total Blocks John Salley 159 Nick Young 4

Total Games John Salley 134 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .505 Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage John Salley .000 Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .690 Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 12.6 (1992) Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 8.0 (1994) Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1988) Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Nick Young 0.4 (2012)