Len Elmore vs. Nick Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nick Young and Len Elmore, 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.

Len Elmore played 8 years in the NBA, 4 less than Nick Young, who played 12. Len Elmore had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, 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 achivements, 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
Len Elmore 8 4 1976-77 to 1983-84
Nick Young 12 3 2007-08 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season 1976-772007-08
Team Indiana PacersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayWizards Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 6 7.7 3.0 1.2 1.3 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.7 - 1.8 1.2 2.8 .412 - - - 0.7 0.8 .800
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 TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
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

Season 2

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season 1977-782008-09
Team Indiana PacersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 69 19.2 5.4 2.0 4.1 6.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1 2.5 2.1 5.6 .368 - - - 1.3 1.9 .667
Nick Young 82 22.4 10.9 0.4 1.5 1.8 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.7 4.1 9.2 .444 0.7 2.0 .341 2.0 2.4 .850
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season 1978-792009-10
Team Indiana PacersWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 80 15.8 4.2 1.4 3.6 5.0 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9 2.3 1.7 4.3 .406 - - - 0.7 1.0 .718
Nick Young 74 19.2 8.6 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0 3.1 7.5 .418 0.9 2.3 .406 1.4 1.8 .800
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season 1979-802010-11
Team Kansas City KingsWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 58 15.8 4.5 1.3 3.2 4.4 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.2 2.7 1.8 4.2 .430 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 1.3 .689
Nick Young 64 31.8 17.4 0.4 2.3 2.7 1.2 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.3 6.4 14.6 .441 1.6 4.2 .387 2.9 3.6 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 3 14.3 3.0 2.0 1.7 3.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 4.3 .308 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .500
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season 1980-812011-12
Team Milwaukee BucksWashington Wizards, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf SemisClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 72 12.8 2.9 0.9 1.9 2.9 1.0 0.5 0.7 0.6 2.5 1.1 2.9 .358 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.0 .720
Nick Young 62 27.9 14.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.3 5.1 12.6 .403 1.7 4.5 .365 2.3 2.7 .852
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 4 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Nick Young 11 18.2 8.3 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.8 2.6 6.1 .433 1.5 3.0 .515 1.5 1.6 .889

Season 6

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season 1981-822012-13
Team New Jersey NetsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 81 25.9 9.1 2.1 3.4 5.4 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.7 3.5 3.7 8.0 .460 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.1 .794
Nick Young 59 23.9 10.6 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.4 3.8 9.2 .413 1.3 3.6 .357 1.8 2.2 .820
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 2 38.0 11.0 0.5 7.5 8.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 4.5 8.0 .563 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.0 1.000
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season 1982-832013-14
Team New Jersey NetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 74 13.2 3.4 1.1 2.1 3.2 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 1.7 1.3 3.3 .398 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .643
Nick Young 64 28.3 17.9 0.5 2.1 2.6 1.5 0.7 0.2 1.5 2.4 6.0 13.9 .435 2.1 5.5 .386 3.7 4.5 .825
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 2 7.5 2.5 2.5 2.0 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season 1983-842014-15
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore 65 12.8 2.4 1.0 1.6 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 2.4 1.0 2.4 .408 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .711
Nick Young 42 23.8 13.4 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.0 4.1 11.3 .366 2.0 5.4 .369 3.1 3.5 .892
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season -2015-16
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young 54 19.1 7.3 0.3 1.5 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.3 6.9 .339 1.4 4.4 .325 1.2 1.4 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season -2016-17
Team -Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young 60 25.9 13.2 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 2.3 4.5 10.6 .430 2.8 7.0 .404 1.3 1.5 .856
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season -2017-18
Team -Golden State Warriors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -NBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young 80 17.4 7.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.3 2.5 6.1 .412 1.5 4.1 .377 0.7 0.8 .862
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young 20 10.3 2.6 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.8 2.7 .302 0.7 2.4 .298 0.3 0.4 .750

Season 12

Len Elmore Nick Young
Season -2018-19
Team -Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young 4 9.3 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.8 2.3 .333 0.8 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Len Elmore ------- --- ----------
Nick Young ------- --- ----------