James Worthy stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Lakers, 1993-94

Forward

Age 65 · 6' 9"

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James Worthy played 12 NBA seasons, 1982-83 to 1993-94.

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Per game

Career regular season

PTS
17.6
REB
5.1
AST
3.0
STL
1.1
BLK
0.7
TS%
55.9
MIN
32.4
GP
926

Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Per game 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1982-83LAL13.45.21.71.20.859.425.677
1983-84LAL14.56.32.50.90.959.129.582
1984-85LAL17.66.42.51.10.860.133.780
1985-86LAL20.05.22.71.11.061.332.775
1986-87LAL19.45.72.81.31.057.834.482
1987-88LAL19.75.03.91.00.757.135.475
1988-89LAL20.56.03.61.30.758.236.581
1989-90LAL21.16.03.61.20.658.637.080
1990-91LAL21.44.63.51.30.453.138.678
1991-92LAL19.95.64.71.40.449.039.054
1992-93LAL14.93.03.41.10.349.428.882
1993-94LAL10.22.31.90.60.245.220.080

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Career Postseason

PTS
21.1
REB
5.2
AST
3.2
STL
1.2
BLK
0.7
TS%
57.8
MIN
37
GP
143

Totals

Career regular season

PTS
16,320
REB
4,708
AST
2,791
STL
1,041
BLK
624
TO
1,859
FGM
6,878
3PTM
117
Totals 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better.FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws.3PTM: Three-point shots made.
1982-83LAL1,03339913291641784471
1983-84LAL1,18551520777701814950
1984-85LAL1,41051120187671986100
1985-86LAL1,50038720182771496290
1986-87LAL1,594466226108831686510
1987-88LAL1,47837428972551556172
1988-89LAL1,657489288108561827022
1989-90LAL1,685478288994916071115
1990-91LAL1,6703562751043512771626
1991-92LAL1,07530525276231274509
1992-93LAL1,221247278922713751030
1993-94LAL81218115445189734032

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM

Per 36 min

Career regular season

PTS
19.6
REB
5.7
AST
3.3
STL
1.2
BLK
0.8
TS%
55.9
MIN
32.4
GP
926

Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.

Per 36 min 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.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.MIN: Minutes on the floor.GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.
1982-83LAL18.87.32.41.71.159.425.677
1983-84LAL17.77.73.11.11.159.129.582
1984-85LAL18.86.82.71.20.960.133.780
1985-86LAL22.05.73.01.21.161.332.775
1986-87LAL20.36.02.91.41.057.834.482
1987-88LAL20.05.14.01.00.757.135.475
1988-89LAL20.25.93.61.30.758.236.581
1989-90LAL20.55.83.51.20.658.637.080
1990-91LAL20.04.33.31.20.453.138.678
1991-92LAL18.45.24.31.30.449.039.054
1992-93LAL18.63.74.31.40.449.428.882
1993-94LAL18.44.13.41.10.445.220.080

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP

Fantasy

Career regular season

GP
926
ESPN
29,484.0
YAHOO
29,292.1
ESPN/G
31.8
YAHOO/G
31.6

Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.

Ranked among NBA players with 20+ games that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Fantasy by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line.ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played.YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played.
1982-83LAL772,000.01,996.826.025.9
1983-84LAL822,378.02,373.529.028.9
1984-85LAL802,642.02,588.733.032.4
1985-86LAL752,727.02,593.936.434.6
1986-87LAL822,938.02,897.235.835.3
1987-88LAL752,641.02,586.335.234.5
1988-89LAL813,068.02,985.837.936.9
1989-90LAL803,081.02,974.638.537.2
1990-91LAL782,827.02,799.736.235.9
1991-92LAL541,890.01,989.035.036.8
1992-93LAL822,094.02,154.425.526.3
1993-94LAL801,198.01,352.215.016.9

What the columns mean: GP · ESPN/G

Bio

Age
65 yearsFeb 27, 1961
Height
6' 9"
Debut
1982
Birthplace
Gastonia, NC
Draft
1982Rd 1, Pk 1
College
North Carolina
Finals MVP
1987-88
All-NBA Third Team
2x
All-Rookie First Team
1982-83

Latest performance

James Worthy

Apr 24 · vs UTAH · L 103-97

MIN
16
PTS
7
REB
4
AST
1
STL
0
BLK
1
FG%
42.9
3PTM
0

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentPTSREBASTMIN
Sun, Apr 24vsUTAHL 103-9774116
Sat, Apr 23atGSL 126-9141211
Wed, Apr 20vsOKCL 112-9086231
Tue, Apr 19atDENL 105-9893119
Fri, Apr 15vsPORL 105-100110218
Tue, Apr 12vsGSL 128-11782316

What were James Worthy's career stats?

James Worthy played 12 seasons for the Lakers. He scored 16,320 points with 4,708 rebounds and 2,791 assists in 926 games — 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. His best season was 1989-90: 1,685 points, 478 rebounds and 288 assists.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 9 postseasons, 1982-83 to 1993-94

James Worthy finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships ×3

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 124th in points (16,320)
  • 271st in rebounds (4,708)
  • 256th in assists (2,791)
  • 151st in steals (1,041)
  • 198th in blocks (624)

Among the 2,819 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on James Worthy

Playoff series

James Worthy played 143 games across 9 NBA postseasons in 30 series — 24 won, 6 lost.

James Worthy's line in each playoff series
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.
1992-93PHXLost 2-3513.83.42.6
1990-91HOUWon 3-0321.73.35.0
1990-91GSWon 4-1525.06.24.6
1990-91PORWon 4-2618.73.34.0
1990-91CHILost 1-3419.33.02.0
1989-90HOUWon 3-1428.06.83.8
1989-90PHXLost 1-4521.24.62.4
1988-89PORWon 3-0319.76.32.0
1988-89OKCWon 4-0427.88.01.3
1988-89PHXWon 4-0425.08.34.3
1988-89DETLost 0-4425.54.33.5
1987-88SAWon 3-0318.75.36.0
1987-88UTAHWon 4-3718.94.43.1
1987-88DALWon 4-3723.45.75.0
1987-88DETWon 4-3722.07.44.4
1986-87DENWon 3-0323.04.75.3
1986-87GSWon 4-1522.06.42.8
1986-87OKCWon 4-0430.55.82.3
1986-87BOSWon 4-2620.75.34.0
1985-86SAWon 3-0316.33.04.0
1985-86DALWon 4-2620.75.32.5
1985-86HOULost 1-4520.24.83.6
1984-85PHXWon 3-0318.73.30.7
1984-85PORWon 4-1519.45.02.0
1984-85DENWon 4-1522.66.82.0
1984-85BOSWon 4-2623.74.53.2
1983-84SACWon 3-0316.76.73.0
1983-84DALWon 4-1512.43.42.6
1983-84PHXWon 4-2617.36.23.0
1983-84BOSLost 3-4722.14.42.3

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST

James Worthy’s playoff series, round by round

Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.