Oscar Robertson vs. James Young Comparison
Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young and Oscar Robertson 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
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NBA Timeline: |
1946-47
2023-24
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Oscar Robertson:
1960-61 to 1973-74
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James Young:
2014-15 to 2017-18
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Honors and Awards |
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| Oscar Robertson | 1 |
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| James Young | 0 | |
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| Oscar Robertson | 1 |
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| James Young | 0 | |
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NBA Regular Season Stats |
Stats Per Game |
| Oscar Robertson |
25.7 | | |
| James Young |
2.3 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
7.5 | | |
| James Young |
1.0 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
9.5 | | |
| James Young |
0.3 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
1.1 | | 
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| James Young |
0.3 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
0.1 | |
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| James Young |
0.1 | | |
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Totals Stats |
| Oscar Robertson |
26,710 | | |
| James Young |
219 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
7,804 | | |
| James Young |
96 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
9,887 | | |
| James Young |
28 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
77 | |
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| James Young |
24 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
4 | | 
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| James Young |
5 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
1,040 | | |
| James Young |
95 | | |
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Percentages |
| Oscar Robertson |
.485 | | |
| James Young |
.367 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
- | |
n/a ** |
| James Young |
.277 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
.838 | | |
| James Young |
.563 | | |
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Best Season (no game minimum) |
| Oscar Robertson |
31.4 | | (1964) | |
| James Young |
3.4 | | (2015) | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
12.5 | | (1962) | |
| James Young |
1.4 | | (2015) | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
11.5 | | (1965) | |
| James Young |
0.4 | | (2015) | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
1.1 | | (1974) |
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| James Young |
0.3 | | (2017) | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
0.1 | | (1974) |
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| James Young |
0.1 | | (2017) | |
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NBA Playoffs Stats |
Stats Per Game |
| Oscar Robertson |
22.2 | | |
| James Young |
1.3 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
6.7 | | |
| James Young |
0.5 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
8.9 | | |
| James Young |
0.2 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
0.9 | |
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| James Young |
0.0 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
0.3 | |
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| James Young |
0.0 | | |
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Totals Stats |
| Oscar Robertson |
1,910 | | |
| James Young |
17 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
578 | | |
| James Young |
7 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
769 | | |
| James Young |
3 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
15 | |
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| James Young |
0 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
4 | |
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| James Young |
0 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
86 | | |
| James Young |
13 | | |
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Percentages |
| Oscar Robertson |
.460 | | |
| James Young |
.333 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
- | |
n/a ** |
| James Young |
.333 | | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
.855 | | |
| James Young |
- | | |
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Best Playoffs (no game minimum) |
| Oscar Robertson |
31.8 | | (1966) | |
| James Young |
1.5 | | (2017) | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
13.0 | | (1963) | |
| James Young |
0.7 | | (2017) | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
12.0 | | (1965) | |
| James Young |
0.3 | | (2017) | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
0.9 | | (1974) |
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| James Young |
0.0 | | (2017) | |
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| Oscar Robertson |
0.3 | | (1974) |
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| James Young |
0.0 | | (2017) | |
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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, this player has no data for the stat. |
