Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Danny Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Danny Young and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Danny Young:
1984-85 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Danny Young0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar20
Danny Young10
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar18
Danny Young6
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar19
Danny Young0

Honors and Awards

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar6
Danny Young0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Danny Young0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar10
Danny Young0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar15
Danny Young0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5
Danny Young0
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar11
Danny Young0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar2
Danny Young0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Danny Young0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar4 *
Danny Young0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1
Danny Young0
* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6
Danny Young 4.6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2
Danny Young 1.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6
Danny Young 2.9

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9
*
Danny Young 0.9

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6
*
Danny Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387
Danny Young 2,622

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440
Danny Young 709

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660
Danny Young 1,674

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160
*
Danny Young 507

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189
*
Danny Young 37

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560
Danny Young 574

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559
Danny Young .437

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056
*
Danny Young .327

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721
Danny Young .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8
(1972)
Danny Young 6.9
(1986)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9
(1976)
Danny Young 1.5
(1987)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4
(1979)
Danny Young 4.8
(1987)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1978)
*
Danny Young 1.3
(1986)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1976)
*
Danny Young 0.1
(1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3
Danny Young 4.1

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5
Danny Young 1.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2
Danny Young 2.2

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0
*
Danny Young 0.6

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4
*
Danny Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762
Danny Young 219

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481
Danny Young 64

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767
Danny Young 119

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189
*
Danny Young 32

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476
*
Danny Young 4

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237
Danny Young 53

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533
Danny Young .430

3-Point Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000
*
Danny Young .322

Free Throw Percentage
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740
Danny Young .816

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2
(1970)
Danny Young 9.3
(1989)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2
(1972)
Danny Young 2.7
(1989)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1
(1972)
Danny Young 4.0
(1989)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7
(1977)
*
Danny Young 1.1
(1987)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1
(1979)
*
Danny Young 0.4
(1988)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.