Chris Mullin vs James Worthy

Chris MullinJames Worthy

Chris Mullin and James Worthy compared on their NBA careers: Chris Mullin played 16 seasons, 1985-86 to 2000-01, James Worthy 12 seasons, 1982-83 to 1993-94. Chris Mullin averaged 18.2 points a game to James Worthy's 17.6. James Worthy won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Chris Mullin and James Worthy career per game
986GP926
32.6MIN32.4
18.2PTS17.6
4.1REB5.1
3.5AST3
1.6STL1.1
0.6BLK0.7
50.9FG%52.1
38.43P%24.1
86.5FT%76.9
59.4TS%55.9

Career totals

Chris Mullin and James Worthy career totals
17,911PTS16,320
4,034REB4,708
3,450AST2,791
1,530STL1,041
549BLK624
50.9FG%52.1
38.43P%24.1
86.5FT%76.9
59.4TS%55.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Chris Mullin and James Worthy postseason
71GP143
29MIN37
13.8PTS21.1
3.3REB5.2
2.1AST3.2
1STL1.2
0.6BLK0.7
49.5FG%54.4
40.93P%20.9
85.9FT%72.7
58.9TS%57.8

Where each stands all time

Chris Mullin and James Worthy all-time places
74th (17,911)Points109th (16,320)
277th (4,034)Rebounds216th (4,708)
152nd (3,450)Assists221st (2,791)
267th (815)3-pointers made—
46th (1,530)Steals142nd (1,041)
217th (549)Blocks190th (624)

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

  • Chris Mullin: 0 championships; All-NBA Second Team ×2, All-NBA Third Team, All-NBA First Team
  • James Worthy: 3 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Finals MVP, All-NBA Third Team ×2

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.

Chris Mullin and James Worthy 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.
1st1985-86142.11.91982-8313.45.21.7
2nd1986-8715.12.23.21983-8414.56.32.5
3rd1987-8820.23.44.81984-8517.66.42.5
4th1988-8926.55.95.11985-86205.22.7
5th1989-9025.15.94.11986-8719.45.72.8
6th1990-9125.75.441987-8819.753.9
7th1991-9225.65.63.51988-8920.563.6
8th1992-9325.953.61989-9021.163.6
9th1993-9416.85.65.11990-9121.44.63.5
10th1994-95194.651991-9219.95.64.7
11th1995-9613.32.93.51992-9314.933.4
12th1996-9714.544.11993-9410.22.31.9
13th1997-9811.332.3————
14th1998-9910.13.21.6————
15th1999-005.11.60.8————
16th2000-015.82.11————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST