Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. James Young Comparison

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

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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 James Young 2

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 James Young 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Young 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 James Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 James Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 James Young 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 James Young 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Young 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * James Young 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 James Young 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 James Young 96

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 James Young 28

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * James Young 24

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * James Young 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 James Young 7

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 James Young 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * James Young 0

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * James Young 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * James Young 0.0 (2017)

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.