Richard Jefferson vs. James Young Comparison

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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 James Young 2

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 James Young 96

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 James Young 28

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 James Young 24

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 James Young 5

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 James Young 7

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 James Young 3

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 James Young 0

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 James Young 0

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) James Young 0.0 (2017)