Isiah Thomas vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young and Isiah Thomas 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

Isiah Thomas

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Isiah Thomas 2 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Isiah Thomas 13 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Isiah Thomas 9 James Young 2

All-Star Games Isiah Thomas 12 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Isiah Thomas 1 James Young 0

All-NBA First Team Isiah Thomas 3 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Isiah Thomas 5 James Young 0

Assists Leader Isiah Thomas 1 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 19.2 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 3.6 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 9.3 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Isiah Thomas 1.9 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Isiah Thomas 0.3 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Isiah Thomas 18,822 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Isiah Thomas 3,478 James Young 96

Total Assists Isiah Thomas 9,061 James Young 28

Total Steals Isiah Thomas 1,861 James Young 24

Total Blocks Isiah Thomas 249 James Young 5

Total Games Isiah Thomas 979 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isiah Thomas .452 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Isiah Thomas .290 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Isiah Thomas .759 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 20.4 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 4.7 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 8.9 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Isiah Thomas 2.1 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Isiah Thomas 0.3 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Isiah Thomas 2,261 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Isiah Thomas 524 James Young 7

Total Assists Isiah Thomas 987 James Young 3

Total Steals Isiah Thomas 234 James Young 0

Total Blocks Isiah Thomas 38 James Young 0

Total Games Isiah Thomas 111 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Isiah Thomas .441 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Isiah Thomas .346 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Isiah Thomas .769 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984) James Young 0.0 (2017)