Paul George vs. Thaddeus Young Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Thaddeus Young and Paul George, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Paul George played 14 years in the NBA, 3 less than Thaddeus Young, who played 17. Paul George had the first of his seasons in 2010-11, while Thaddeus 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
Paul George 14 11 2010-11 to 2023-24
Thaddeus Young 17 10 2007-08 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2010-112007-08
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers 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 %
Paul George 61 20.7 7.8 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.1 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.1 2.9 6.5 .453 0.7 2.3 .297 1.3 1.7 .762
Thaddeus Young 74 21.0 8.2 1.6 2.6 4.2 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.9 1.7 3.6 6.6 .539 0.1 0.3 .316 1.0 1.4 .738
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 5 26.6 6.0 1.0 4.0 5.0 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.4 2.2 2.0 6.6 .303 0.6 2.6 .231 1.4 1.6 .875
Thaddeus Young 6 26.7 10.2 2.5 2.0 4.5 0.7 1.2 0.0 0.7 1.2 4.0 8.3 .480 0.2 0.8 .200 2.0 2.3 .857

Season 2

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2011-122008-09
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf Semis76ers 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 %
Paul George 66 29.7 12.1 0.8 4.8 5.6 2.4 1.6 0.6 1.8 2.9 4.3 9.7 .440 1.4 3.5 .385 2.2 2.8 .802
Thaddeus Young 75 34.4 15.3 1.9 3.2 5.0 1.1 1.3 0.3 1.6 2.2 6.3 12.8 .495 0.7 2.2 .341 1.9 2.5 .735
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 11 33.7 9.7 1.4 5.3 6.6 2.4 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.9 3.4 8.6 .389 1.0 3.7 .268 2.0 2.5 .786
Thaddeus Young 6 38.2 12.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.3 1.0 0.2 1.3 2.8 5.2 11.7 .443 0.8 2.0 .417 0.8 1.0 .833

Season 3

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2012-132009-10
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Paul George 79 37.6 17.4 1.1 6.5 7.6 4.1 1.8 0.6 2.9 2.9 6.2 14.9 .419 2.2 5.9 .362 2.8 3.5 .807
Thaddeus Young 67 32.0 13.8 1.9 3.3 5.2 1.4 1.2 0.2 1.9 2.0 5.7 12.1 .470 0.7 2.1 .348 1.7 2.5 .691
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 19 41.1 19.2 0.8 6.6 7.4 5.1 1.3 0.5 3.9 3.8 6.3 14.6 .430 1.8 5.5 .327 4.9 6.7 .727
Thaddeus Young ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2013-142010-11
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf Finals76ers 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 %
Paul George 80 36.2 21.7 0.8 6.0 6.8 3.5 1.9 0.3 2.8 2.5 7.2 17.0 .424 2.3 6.3 .364 5.0 5.8 .864
Thaddeus Young 82 26.0 12.7 1.9 3.4 5.3 1.0 1.1 0.3 1.2 2.1 5.6 10.3 .541 0.1 0.3 .273 1.5 2.1 .707
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 19 41.1 22.6 0.7 6.9 7.6 3.8 2.2 0.4 2.6 2.9 7.3 16.6 .438 2.7 6.8 .403 5.3 6.7 .789
Thaddeus Young 5 25.4 11.4 3.4 2.4 5.8 0.8 0.8 0.2 1.4 2.6 5.0 12.0 .417 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 2.4 .583

Season 5

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2014-152011-12
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play76ers Lost East 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 %
Paul George 6 15.2 8.8 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.0 0.8 0.2 2.0 1.8 3.0 8.2 .367 1.5 3.7 .409 1.3 1.8 .727
Thaddeus Young 63 27.9 12.8 2.2 3.0 5.2 1.2 1.0 0.7 0.9 2.0 5.5 10.9 .507 0.0 0.1 .250 1.8 2.3 .771
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Thaddeus Young 13 21.3 7.7 1.9 3.3 5.2 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.9 3.0 7.0 .429 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.4 .710

Season 6

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2015-162012-13
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Paul George 81 34.8 23.1 1.0 6.0 7.0 4.1 1.9 0.4 3.3 2.8 7.5 17.9 .418 2.6 7.0 .371 5.6 6.5 .860
Thaddeus Young 76 34.6 14.8 2.4 5.1 7.5 1.6 1.8 0.7 1.2 2.5 6.7 12.6 .531 0.0 0.1 .125 1.4 2.5 .574
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 7 39.3 27.3 1.3 6.3 7.6 4.3 2.0 0.7 3.3 3.4 8.0 17.6 .455 2.6 6.1 .419 8.7 9.1 .953
Thaddeus Young ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2016-172013-14
Team Indiana PacersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers 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 %
Paul George 75 35.9 23.7 0.8 5.8 6.6 3.3 1.6 0.4 2.9 2.7 8.3 18.0 .461 2.6 6.6 .393 4.5 5.0 .898
Thaddeus Young 79 34.4 17.9 2.1 3.9 6.0 2.3 2.1 0.5 2.1 2.7 7.4 16.2 .454 1.1 3.7 .308 2.1 2.9 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 4 43.0 28.0 1.3 7.5 8.8 7.3 1.8 0.5 3.3 3.3 8.5 22.0 .386 4.5 10.5 .429 6.5 7.5 .867
Thaddeus Young ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2017-182014-15
Team Oklahoma City ThunderMinnesota Timberwolves, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdNets 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 %
Paul George 79 36.6 21.9 0.9 4.7 5.7 3.3 2.0 0.5 2.7 2.9 7.3 17.0 .430 3.1 7.7 .401 4.3 5.2 .822
Thaddeus Young 76 32.0 14.1 1.7 3.7 5.4 2.3 1.6 0.3 1.5 2.3 5.9 12.7 .466 0.5 1.5 .330 1.7 2.6 .655
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 6 41.8 24.7 0.7 5.3 6.0 2.7 1.3 0.7 4.0 2.8 8.2 20.0 .408 3.2 8.7 .365 5.2 6.0 .861
Thaddeus Young 6 31.7 10.5 2.8 4.3 7.2 2.7 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.5 4.8 11.0 .439 0.0 0.7 .000 0.8 2.0 .417

Season 9

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2018-192015-16
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder 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 %
Paul George 77 36.9 28.0 1.4 6.8 8.2 4.1 2.2 0.4 2.7 2.8 9.2 21.0 .438 3.8 9.8 .386 5.9 7.0 .839
Thaddeus Young 73 33.0 15.1 2.4 6.6 9.0 1.9 1.5 0.5 1.9 2.5 6.8 13.2 .514 0.1 0.4 .233 1.4 2.2 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 5 40.8 28.6 1.2 7.4 8.6 3.6 1.4 0.2 4.2 4.2 8.8 20.2 .436 3.0 9.4 .319 8.0 9.8 .816
Thaddeus Young ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2019-202016-17
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf SemisPacers 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 %
Paul George 48 29.6 21.5 0.5 5.2 5.7 3.9 1.4 0.4 2.6 2.4 7.1 16.3 .439 3.3 7.9 .412 4.0 4.5 .876
Thaddeus Young 74 30.2 11.0 1.8 4.3 6.1 1.6 1.5 0.4 1.3 1.8 4.9 9.3 .527 0.6 1.6 .381 0.6 1.2 .523
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 13 36.8 20.2 1.1 5.0 6.1 3.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 3.8 6.8 17.0 .398 2.8 8.5 .333 3.8 4.2 .909
Thaddeus Young 4 35.0 12.0 5.5 3.5 9.0 2.5 2.0 0.3 1.5 2.8 5.3 9.8 .538 0.3 1.0 .250 1.3 2.5 .500

Season 11

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2020-212017-18
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf FinalsPacers 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 %
Paul George 54 33.7 23.3 0.8 5.8 6.6 5.2 1.1 0.4 3.3 2.4 8.2 17.6 .467 3.2 7.7 .411 3.7 4.2 .868
Thaddeus Young 81 32.2 11.8 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.9 1.7 0.4 1.3 2.2 5.2 10.7 .487 0.7 2.2 .320 0.7 1.1 .598
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 19 40.8 26.9 0.9 8.7 9.6 5.4 1.0 0.5 3.5 3.1 8.7 19.7 .441 2.7 8.0 .336 6.8 8.1 .844
Thaddeus Young 7 33.9 11.3 3.1 4.6 7.7 1.4 1.7 0.9 1.0 3.1 5.1 8.6 .600 0.3 1.0 .286 0.7 1.9 .385

Season 12

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2021-222018-19
Team Los Angeles ClippersIndiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPacers 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 %
Paul George 31 34.7 24.3 0.4 6.5 6.9 5.7 2.2 0.4 4.1 2.4 8.6 20.5 .421 2.9 8.3 .354 4.1 4.8 .858
Thaddeus Young 81 30.7 12.6 2.4 4.1 6.5 2.5 1.5 0.4 1.5 2.4 5.5 10.4 .527 0.6 1.8 .349 1.1 1.7 .644
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Thaddeus Young 4 32.5 10.5 2.3 4.8 7.0 3.8 2.8 0.8 1.3 2.5 4.5 10.5 .429 0.5 2.0 .250 1.0 1.8 .571

Season 13

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2022-232019-20
Team Los Angeles ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Paul George 56 34.6 23.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 5.1 1.5 0.4 3.1 2.8 8.2 17.9 .457 2.8 7.6 .371 4.6 5.3 .871
Thaddeus Young 64 24.9 10.3 1.5 3.5 4.9 1.8 1.4 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.2 9.4 .448 1.2 3.5 .356 0.7 1.1 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Thaddeus Young ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season 2023-242020-21
Team Los Angeles ClippersChicago Bulls
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 74 33.8 22.6 0.5 4.7 5.2 3.5 1.5 0.5 2.1 2.7 7.9 16.7 .471 3.3 7.9 .413 3.6 3.9 .907
Thaddeus Young 68 24.3 12.1 2.5 3.8 6.2 4.3 1.1 0.6 2.0 2.2 5.4 9.7 .559 0.2 0.7 .267 1.0 1.7 .628
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George 6 37.0 19.5 0.5 6.3 6.8 4.8 1.2 0.5 2.3 3.7 6.5 15.8 .411 3.0 8.2 .367 3.5 4.2 .840
Thaddeus Young ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season -2021-22
Team -San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Raptors 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 %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Thaddeus Young 52 16.3 6.2 1.5 2.5 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.6 2.7 5.2 .518 0.3 0.9 .354 0.4 0.9 .469
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Thaddeus Young 6 14.5 3.3 1.2 1.8 3.0 1.7 0.8 0.2 0.5 1.3 1.5 3.0 .500 0.2 1.2 .143 0.2 0.7 .250

Season 16

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season -2022-23
Team -Toronto Raptors
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 %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Thaddeus Young 54 14.7 4.4 1.3 1.8 3.1 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.8 1.6 2.0 3.7 .545 0.1 0.6 .176 0.3 0.5 .692
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Thaddeus Young ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Paul George Thaddeus Young
Season -2023-24
Team -Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Suns Lost West 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 %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Thaddeus Young 33 13.3 4.2 1.4 1.7 3.1 1.7 0.7 0.2 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.3 .602 0.0 0.2 .143 0.2 0.5 .400
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Paul George ------- --- ----------
Thaddeus Young 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -