Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Thaddeus Young Comparison

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

Thaddeus Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Thaddeus Young: 2007-08 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Thaddeus Young 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Thaddeus Young 17

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Thaddeus Young 10

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Thaddeus Young 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Thaddeus Young 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Thaddeus Young 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Thaddeus Young 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Thaddeus Young 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Thaddeus 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 Thaddeus Young 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Thaddeus Young 5.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Thaddeus Young 1.8

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Thaddeus Young 1.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Thaddeus Young 14,225

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Thaddeus Young 6,614

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Thaddeus Young 2,135

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Thaddeus Young 1,612

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Thaddeus Young 458

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Thaddeus Young 1,172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Thaddeus Young .503

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Thaddeus Young .328

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Thaddeus Young .661

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Thaddeus Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Thaddeus Young 4.3 (2021)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Thaddeus Young 2.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Thaddeus Young 0.7 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Thaddeus Young 9.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Thaddeus Young 5.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Thaddeus Young 1.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Thaddeus Young 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Thaddeus Young 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Thaddeus Young 542

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Thaddeus Young 330

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Thaddeus Young 92

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Thaddeus Young 65

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Thaddeus Young 21

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Thaddeus Young 58

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Thaddeus Young .468

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Thaddeus Young .250

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Thaddeus Young .606

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Thaddeus Young 12.0 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Thaddeus Young 9.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Thaddeus Young 3.8 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Thaddeus Young 2.8 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Thaddeus Young 0.9 (2018)

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.