Danny Manning vs James Worthy

Danny ManningJames Worthy

Danny Manning and James Worthy compared on their NBA careers: Danny Manning played 15 seasons, 1988-89 to 2002-03, James Worthy 12 seasons, 1982-83 to 1993-94. Danny Manning averaged 14 points a game to James Worthy's 17.6. James Worthy won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Danny Manning and James Worthy career per game
883GP926
27.4MIN32.4
14PTS17.6
5.2REB5.1
2.3AST3
1.1STL1.1
0.9BLK0.7
51.1FG%52.1
20.63P%24.1
72.9FT%76.9
55.2TS%55.9

Career totals

Danny Manning and James Worthy career totals
12,367PTS16,320
4,615REB4,708
2,063AST2,791
1,000STL1,041
752BLK624
51.1FG%52.1
20.63P%24.1
72.9FT%76.9
55.2TS%55.9

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Danny Manning and James Worthy postseason
43GP143
27.7MIN37
14.6PTS21.1
4.7REB5.2
1.9AST3.2
1STL1.2
0.7BLK0.7
50.1FG%54.4
253P%20.9
76.6FT%72.7
55.3TS%57.8

Where each stands all time

Danny Manning and James Worthy all-time places
224th (12,367)Points109th (16,320)
225th (4,615)Rebounds216th (4,708)
152nd (1,000)Steals142nd (1,041)
147th (752)Blocks190th (624)
—Assists221st (2,791)

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

  • Danny Manning: 0 championships; Sixth Man of the Year
  • 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.

Danny Manning 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.
1st1988-8916.76.63.11982-8313.45.21.7
2nd1989-9016.35.92.61983-8414.56.32.5
3rd1990-9115.95.82.71984-8517.66.42.5
4th1991-9219.36.93.51985-86205.22.7
5th1992-9322.86.62.61986-8719.45.72.8
6th1993-9420.66.83.81987-8819.753.9
7th1994-9517.963.31988-8920.563.6
8th1995-9613.44.321989-9021.163.6
9th1996-9713.56.12.21990-9121.44.63.5
10th1997-9813.55.621991-9219.95.64.7
11th1998-999.14.42.31992-9314.933.4
12th1999-004.62.911993-9410.22.31.9
13th2000-017.42.61.1————
14th2001-0242.60.7————
15th2002-032.61.40.5————

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST