James Worthy career points per game
17.6Career Regular Season
James Worthy averaged 17.6 points per game over 12 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 21.4 in 1990-91.
- Most recent: 10.2 in 1993-94.
Average of 12 regular seasons, 1982-83 through 1993-94. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | 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. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 1982-83 |  LAL | 77 | 25.6 | 13.4 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 57.9 | 25.0 | 62.4 | 59.4 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 82 | 29.5 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 75.9 | 59.1 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 80 | 33.7 | 17.6 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 57.2 | 0.0 | 77.6 | 60.1 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 75 | 32.7 | 20 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1 | 57.9 | 0.0 | 77.1 | 61.3 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 82 | 34.4 | 19.4 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 75.1 | 57.8 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 75 | 35.4 | 19.7 | 5 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.7 | 53.1 | 12.5 | 79.6 | 57.1 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 81 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 54.8 | 8.7 | 78.2 | 58.2 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 80 | 37 | 21.1 | 6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 54.8 | 30.6 | 78.2 | 58.6 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 78 | 38.6 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 49.2 | 28.9 | 79.7 | 53.1 |
| 1991-92 | LAL | 54 | 39 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 44.7 | 20.9 | 81.4 | 49.0 |
| 1992-93 | LAL | 82 | 28.8 | 14.9 | 3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 44.7 | 27.0 | 81.0 | 49.4 |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 80 | 20 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 40.6 | 28.8 | 74.1 | 45.2 |
What the columns mean: GP · MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%