Michael Jordan vs. James Young Comparison

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

Michael Jordan

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 James Young 2

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 James Young 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 James Young 0

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 James Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 James Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 James Young 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 James Young 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 James Young 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 James Young 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 James Young 96

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 James Young 28

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 James Young 24

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 James Young 5

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 James Young 7

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 James Young 3

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 James Young 0

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 James Young 0

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) James Young 0.0 (2017)