LeBron James vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young and LeBron James 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

LeBron James

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 James Young 0

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 James Young 4

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 James Young 2

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * James Young 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 James Young 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 James Young 0

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 James Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 James Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 James Young 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 James Young 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 James Young 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 James Young 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * James Young 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * James Young 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 James Young 219

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 James Young 96

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 James Young 28

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 James Young 24

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 James Young 5

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,162 James Young 17

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,583 James Young 7

Total Assists LeBron James 2,067 James Young 3

Total Steals LeBron James 483 James Young 0

Total Blocks LeBron James 275 James Young 0

Total Games LeBron James 287 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .497 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .332 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 9.0 (2018) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.4 (2024) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) James Young 0.0 (2017)