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Thaddeus Young

Thaddeus Young stats, teams and career impact

#374 all-timeCareer averages · 12.1 PPG · 5.6 RPG · 1.8 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Position
Power forward
Teams in final NBA season
Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors
Height / weight
6 ft 8 in (203 cm) · 225 lb (102 kg)
Born
June 21, 1988 (38 yrs old)
College
Georgia Tech
NBA seasons
17 seasons · 2007–08 to 2023–24

Career summaryThaddeus Young was a power forward who played 17 NBA seasons, from 2007–08 through 2023–24.

Career PPG
12.1
Career RPG
5.6
Career APG
1.8
Best-Season Impact Rank
#32 in 2020–21
Career Impact Rank
#374 all-time
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded

Career overview

Why Thaddeus Young ranks #374 all time

Thaddeus Young ranks #374 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #38.0. His full-career value ranks #187, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.

Peak#32 in 2020–21

Best league finish

Sustained excellence16 ranked seasons

450+ minutes required per season

Career breadth17 seasons

1,172 games · Career Value Rank #187

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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources

Full team history

Teams
Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, and Phoenix Suns

Career shooting

NBA regular season
Field goal
50.3%FG%
Three-point
32.8%3P%
Free throw
66.1%FT%

1,172 career games · 33,012 minutes

Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.

Traditional box score

Thaddeus Young stats by season

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Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.

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pts/100 · higher is better
2023–244.23.11.7+1.46PHO/TOR33613.360.2%14.3%40.0%—31.4
2022–234.43.11.4+0.77TOR54914.754.5%17.6%69.2%#10844.5
2021–226.24.02.0+2.65SAS/TOR52116.351.8%35.4%46.9%#4380.1
2020–2112.16.24.3+3.35CHI682324.355.9%26.7%62.8%#32182.2
2019–2010.34.91.8+0.02CHI641624.944.8%35.6%58.3%#15966.8
2018–1912.66.52.5+1.34IND818130.752.7%34.9%64.4%#85170.1
2017–1811.86.31.9+0.13IND818132.248.7%32.0%59.8%#142111.0
2016–1711.06.11.6+0.39IND747430.252.7%38.1%52.3%#115106.8
2015–1615.19.01.9+0.43BRK737333.051.4%23.3%64.4%#118116.0
2014–1514.15.42.3+0.10BRK/MIN766832.046.6%33.0%65.5%#13899.7
2013–1417.96.02.3+1.69PHI797834.445.4%30.8%71.2%#54207.5
2012–1314.87.51.6+2.70PHI767634.653.1%12.5%57.4%#41234.0
2011–1212.85.21.2+2.73PHI63127.950.7%25.0%77.1%#41155.3
2010–1112.75.31.0+1.46PHI82126.054.1%27.3%70.7%#66141.2
2009–1013.85.21.4-1.32PHI674532.047.0%34.8%69.1%#21327.7
2008–0915.35.01.1+0.10PHI757134.449.5%34.1%73.5%#123101.4
2007–088.24.20.8+1.14PHI742221.053.9%31.6%73.8%#8092.0
Career12.15.61.8—BRK/CHI/IND/MIN/PHI/PHO/SAS/TOR1172—28.250.3%32.8%66.1%——

Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.

What these measures mean
Box impact
Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
Impact Rate
A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
Impact estimate
The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
Impact Rate rank
The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
Value contribution / Season Value
Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
Career Impact Rank
An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
Best 5#366

42.2 average league finish

Career Value Rank#187

1,968 total value

Impact Rate
0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
Box impact
Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.

Career standing

How Thaddeus Young ranks all time

These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.

Number-one seasons0

Best in the league

Top-five seasons0

Elite finishes

Top-ten seasons0

Upper-tier finishes

Top-10 Impact Margin0.0

Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons

Career Composite Score45.0

Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.

Best 3 effective weight
74%
Missing-season finish
358.5
Qualified seasons
16
All-time rank
#374
Strongest seasons

Every season

Thaddeus Young advanced stats by season

Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.

More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
pts/100 · higher is better0–100 · higher is better
2023–24PHO/TOR3533439+1.46——31.4—Limited
2022–23TOR3454795+0.7771.7#10844.555thStandard
2021–22SAS/TOR3352845+2.6589.1#4380.167thStandard
2020–21CHI32681,652+3.3591.6#32182.290thBroad
2019–20Historical Defense EstimateCHI31641,591+0.0255.1#15966.861stBroad
2018–19Historical Defense EstimateIND30812,489+1.3477.2#85170.188thBroad
2017–18Historical Defense EstimateIND29812,607+0.1360.9#142111.075thBroad
2016–17Historical Defense EstimateIND28742,237+0.3968.6#115106.878thBroad
2015–16Historical Defense EstimateBRK27732,407+0.4367.8#118116.077thBroad
2014–15Historical Defense EstimateBRK/MIN26762,434+0.1063.0#13899.776thBroad
2013–14Historical Defense EstimatePHI25792,718+1.6984.6#54207.591stBroad
2012–13Historical Defense EstimatePHI24762,629+2.7088.6#41234.093rdBroad
2011–12Historical Defense EstimatePHI23631,755+2.7388.3#41155.387thBroad
2010–11Historical Defense EstimatePHI22822,135+1.4681.5#66141.281stBroad
2009–10Historical Defense EstimatePHI21672,145-1.3236.9#21327.743rdBroad
2008–09Historical Defense EstimatePHI20752,580+0.1063.4#123101.471stBroad
2007–08Historical Defense EstimatePHI19741,554+1.1476.1#8092.071stBroad

Career movement

Thaddeus Young's box impact by season

Peak box impact +3.35 points per 100 possessions in 2020–21 · 17 seasons · 33,012 minutes

Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.

Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutes
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Box impactEra-adjusted points per 100 possessions above league average · higher is better · dashed marker means the player did not play
Thaddeus Young and Sam Perkins era-centered impact values by NBA season number
NBA seasonThaddeus YoungSam Perkins
11.10.4
20.11.2
3-1.30.6
41.5-0.2
52.70.2
62.71.8
71.70.3
80.12.2
90.41.4
100.40.5
110.12.0
121.31.3
130.02.8
143.31.0
152.7-1.1
160.8-0.3
171.50.8

NBA season number

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How to read this page

Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →