Luol Deng vs Thaddeus Young

Luol DengThaddeus Young

Luol Deng and Thaddeus Young compared on their NBA careers: Luol Deng played 15 seasons, 2004-05 to 2018-19, Thaddeus Young 17 seasons, 2007-08 to 2023-24. Luol Deng averaged 14.8 points a game to Thaddeus Young's 12.1.

Who has the better career numbers?

Luol Deng and Thaddeus Young career per game
902GP1,172
34.3MIN28.2
14.8PTS12.1
6.1REB5.6
2.3AST1.8
1STL1.4
0.5BLK0.4
45.6FG%50.3
33.23P%32.8
76.9FT%66.1
52.8TS%54.1

Career totals

Luol Deng and Thaddeus Young career totals
13,361PTS14,225
5,468REB6,614
2,042AST2,135
880STL1,612
444BLK459
45.6FG%50.3
33.23P%32.8
76.9FT%66.1
52.8TS%54.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Luol Deng and Thaddeus Young postseason
62GP58
39.1MIN27.3
15.9PTS9.3
6.7REB5.7
2AST1.6
1.1STL1.1
0.7BLK0.4
45.5FG%46.8
31.13P%25
76.5FT%60.5
52.9TS%49.8

Where each stands all time

Luol Deng and Thaddeus Young all-time places
187th (13,361)Points162nd (14,225)
166th (5,468)Rebounds104th (6,614)
202nd (880)Steals35th (1,612)
280th (444)Blocks266th (459)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Luol Deng: 0 championships; All-Rookie First Team, All-Defensive Second Team
  • Thaddeus Young: 0 championships; All-Rookie Second Team

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Luol Deng and Thaddeus Young season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st2004-0511.75.32.22007-088.24.20.8
2nd2005-0614.36.61.92008-0915.351.1
3rd2006-0718.87.12.52009-1013.85.21.4
4th2007-08176.32.52010-1112.75.31
5th2008-0914.161.92011-1212.85.21.2
6th2009-1017.67.322012-1314.87.51.6
7th2010-1117.45.82.82013-1417.962.3
8th2011-1215.36.52.92014-1514.15.42.3
9th2012-1316.56.332015-1615.191.9
10th2013-14165.72.92016-17116.11.6
11th2014-15145.21.92017-1811.86.31.9
12th2015-1612.361.92018-1912.66.52.5
13th2016-177.65.31.32019-2010.34.91.8
14th2017-182012020-2112.16.24.3
15th2018-197.13.30.82021-226.242
16th————2022-234.43.11.4
17th————2023-244.23.11.7

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST