Skippy Whitaker vs. Nick Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nick Young and Skippy Whitaker 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

Skippy Whitaker

vs.

Nick Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Skippy Whitaker: 1954-55 to 1954-55
Nick Young: 2007-08 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Skippy Whitaker 0 Nick Young 1

NBA Seasons Skippy Whitaker 1 Nick Young 12

Playoffs Played Skippy Whitaker 0 Nick Young 3

All-Star Games Skippy Whitaker 0 Nick Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.7 Nick Young 11.4

Rebounds Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.3 Nick Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.3 Nick Young 1.0

Steals Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Skippy Whitaker 2 Nick Young 8,194

Total Rebounds Skippy Whitaker 1 Nick Young 1,427

Total Assists Skippy Whitaker 1 Nick Young 687

Total Steals Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 394

Total Blocks Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 135

Total Games Skippy Whitaker 3 Nick Young 720

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skippy Whitaker .167 Nick Young .418

3-Point Percentage Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young .376

Free Throw Percentage Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young .836

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.7 (1955) Nick Young 17.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.3 (1955) Nick Young 2.7 (2011)

Assists Per Game Skippy Whitaker 0.3 (1955) Nick Young 1.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 0.7 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young 0.7

Assists Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 0.2

Blocks Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young 148

Total Rebounds Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young 26

Total Assists Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young 8

Total Steals Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 6

Total Blocks Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 4

Total Games Skippy Whitaker 0 Nick Young 35

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young .357

3-Point Percentage Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young .378

Free Throw Percentage Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young 8.3 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young 1.1 (2012)

Assists Per Game Skippy Whitaker - Nick Young 0.3 (2012)

Steals Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 0.5 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Skippy Whitaker - n/a ** Nick Young 0.4 (2012)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.