Jaylen Wells vs. Nick Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Young and Jaylen Wells, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jaylen Wells played 1 year in the NBA, 11 less than Nick Young, who played 12. Jaylen Wells had his first NBA Season in 2024-25, while Nick Young had his rookie season in 2007-08. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jaylen Wells 1 0 2024-25
Nick Young 12 3 2007-08 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jaylen Wells Nick Young
Season 2024-252007-08
Team Memphis GrizzliesWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaylen Wells 79 25.9 10.4 1.1 2.3 3.4 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.8 3.6 8.6 .425 1.7 5.0 .352 1.4 1.7 .822
difference:+4+10.5+2.9+0.8+1.1+1.9+0.9+0.1-0.4-0.1+0.8+2.2+.014+1.2+3.7+.048+0.1+.007
Nick Young 75 15.4 7.5 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.7 2.8 6.4 .439 0.5 1.3 .400 1.3 1.7 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jaylen Wells DNP------ --- ----------
Nick Young 4 4.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.3 .111 0.0 0.5 .000 0.8 1.0 .750

Additional Years

* Nick Young played 11 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 2 to 12, from 2009 to 2019—Nick Young played in two Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.