Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. James Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Young and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 James Young 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 James Young 4

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 James Young 2

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 James Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 James Young 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 James Young 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 James Young 219

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 James Young 96

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 James Young 28

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 James Young 24

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 James Young 5

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 James Young 17

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 James Young 7

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 James Young 3

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 James Young 0

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 James Young 0

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) James Young 0.0 (2017)