Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Joe Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joe Young and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Joe Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Joe Young: 2015-16 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Joe Young 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Joe Young 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Joe Young 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Joe Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Joe Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Joe Young 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Joe Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Joe Young 3.4

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Joe Young 1.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Joe Young 0.9

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Joe Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Joe Young 429

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Joe Young 130

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Joe Young 119

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Joe Young 33

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Joe Young 1

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Joe Young 127

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Joe Young .393

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Joe Young .296

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Joe Young .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Joe Young 3.9 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Joe Young 1.2 (2016)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Joe Young 1.6 (2016)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Joe Young 0.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 Joe Young 1.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 Joe Young 0.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 Joe Young 0.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 Joe Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Joe Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 Joe Young 9

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 Joe Young 1

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 Joe Young 1

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Joe Young 0

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 Joe Young 0

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 Joe Young 5

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 Joe Young .375

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 Joe Young .250

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 Joe Young 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) Joe Young 2.3 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) Joe Young 0.3 (2016)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Joe Young 0.0 (2018)