James Worthy vs Tom Chambers

James WorthyTom Chambers

James Worthy and Tom Chambers compared on their NBA careers: James Worthy played 12 seasons, 1982-83 to 1993-94, Tom Chambers 15 seasons, 1981-82 to 1997-98. James Worthy averaged 17.6 points a game to Tom Chambers's 18.1. James Worthy won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

James Worthy and Tom Chambers career per game
926GP1,107
32.4MIN30.6
17.6PTS18.1
5.1REB6.1
3AST2.1
1.1STL0.8
0.7BLK0.6
52.1FG%46.8
24.13P%30.7
76.9FT%80.7
55.9TS%54.2

Career totals

James Worthy and Tom Chambers career totals
16,320PTS20,049
4,708REB6,703
2,791AST2,283
1,041STL885
624BLK627
52.1FG%46.8
24.13P%30.7
76.9FT%80.7
55.9TS%54.2

How do they compare in the playoffs?

James Worthy and Tom Chambers postseason
143GP108
37MIN28.3
21.1PTS15.4
5.2REB5.3
3.2AST1.7
1.2STL0.6
0.7BLK0.6
54.4FG%44
20.93P%30.3
72.7FT%82.7
57.8TS%51.8

Where each stands all time

James Worthy and Tom Chambers all-time places
109th (16,320)Points49th (20,049)
216th (4,708)Rebounds96th (6,703)
221st (2,791)Assists294th (2,283)
142nd (1,041)Steals200th (885)
190th (624)Blocks188th (627)

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

  • James Worthy: 3 championships; All-Rookie First Team, Finals MVP, All-NBA Third Team ×2
  • Tom Chambers: 0 championships; All-Star MVP, All-NBA Second 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.

James Worthy and Tom Chambers 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.
1st1982-8313.45.21.71981-8217.26.91.8
2nd1983-8414.56.32.51982-8317.66.62.4
3rd1984-8517.66.42.51984-8521.57.12.6
4th1985-86205.22.71985-8618.56.52
5th1986-8719.45.72.81986-8723.36.63
6th1987-8819.753.91987-8820.462.6
7th1988-8920.563.61988-8925.78.42.9
8th1989-9021.163.61989-9027.272.3
9th1990-9121.44.63.51990-9119.96.42.6
10th1991-9219.95.64.71991-9216.35.82.1
11th1992-9314.933.41992-9312.24.71.4
12th1993-9410.22.31.91993-9411.24.11
13th————1994-956.22.60.9
14th————1996-971.61.20.3
15th————1997-98620

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST