Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Michael Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael 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.

Michael Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Michael Young: 1984-85 to 1989-90

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Michael Young 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Michael Young 3

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Michael Young 1

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

Honors and Awards

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

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

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Michael Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Michael Young 4.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Michael Young 1.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Michael Young 0.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Michael Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Michael Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Michael Young 223

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Michael Young 88

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Michael Young 24

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Michael Young 25

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Michael Young 3

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Michael Young 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Michael Young .465

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

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Michael Young .711

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Michael Young 4.9 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Michael Young 1.9 (1990)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Michael Young 0.5 (1990)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Michael Young 0.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Michael Young 0.1 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Michael Young 0.7

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Michael Young 0.3

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Michael Young 0.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Michael Young 0.0

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

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Michael Young 2

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Michael Young 1

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Michael Young 0

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Michael Young 0

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Michael Young 0

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Michael Young 3

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Michael Young .250

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Michael Young -

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Michael Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Michael Young 0.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Michael Young 0.3 (1986)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) Michael Young 0.0 (1986)