James Ager Worthy
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: February 27, 1961 in Gastonia, North Carolina
High School: Ashbrook in Gastonia, North Carolina
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1982
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2003 (Full List)
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 687 | 587 | 22920 | 5326 | 10476 | 116 | 469 | 1924 | 2461 | 1078 | 3283 | 2253 | 786 | 423 | 1303 | 1314 | 12692 | .508 | .247 | .782 | 33.4 | 18.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 347 | 297 | 11486 | 2670 | 5144 | 51 | 208 | 1009 | 1293 | 571 | 1710 | 1244 | 440 | 216 | 638 | 651 | 6400 | .519 | .245 | .780 | 33.1 | 18.4 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
| Road | 340 | 290 | 11434 | 2656 | 5332 | 65 | 261 | 915 | 1168 | 507 | 1573 | 1009 | 346 | 207 | 665 | 663 | 6292 | .498 | .249 | .783 | 33.6 | 18.5 | 4.6 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 407 | 353 | 13642 | 3130 | 6306 | 60 | 263 | 1209 | 1530 | 651 | 2041 | 1259 | 451 | 253 | 796 | 771 | 7529 | .496 | .228 | .790 | 33.5 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 3.1 |
| Post | 280 | 234 | 9278 | 2196 | 4170 | 56 | 206 | 715 | 931 | 427 | 1242 | 994 | 335 | 170 | 507 | 543 | 5163 | .527 | .272 | .768 | 33.1 | 18.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 452 | 406 | 15238 | 3659 | 6814 | 60 | 220 | 1317 | 1684 | 732 | 2254 | 1560 | 544 | 307 | 868 | 906 | 8695 | .537 | .273 | .782 | 33.7 | 19.2 | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| Loss | 235 | 181 | 7682 | 1667 | 3662 | 56 | 249 | 607 | 777 | 346 | 1029 | 693 | 242 | 116 | 435 | 408 | 3997 | .455 | .225 | .781 | 32.7 | 17.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 3 | 107 | 27 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 60 | .614 | .000 | .667 | 35.7 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| November | 115 | 100 | 3900 | 926 | 1867 | 20 | 74 | 369 | 492 | 180 | 573 | 385 | 138 | 82 | 246 | 239 | 2241 | .496 | .270 | .750 | 33.9 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 3.3 | |
| December | 126 | 109 | 4203 | 959 | 1947 | 16 | 74 | 372 | 448 | 191 | 604 | 339 | 120 | 69 | 241 | 238 | 2306 | .493 | .216 | .830 | 33.4 | 18.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | |
| January | 127 | 115 | 4338 | 984 | 1956 | 19 | 85 | 374 | 460 | 228 | 700 | 417 | 154 | 83 | 247 | 221 | 2361 | .503 | .224 | .813 | 34.2 | 18.6 | 5.5 | 3.3 | |
| February | 107 | 91 | 3654 | 838 | 1650 | 19 | 77 | 274 | 351 | 183 | 509 | 355 | 121 | 58 | 191 | 218 | 1969 | .508 | .247 | .781 | 34.1 | 18.4 | 4.8 | 3.3 | |
| March | 124 | 106 | 4102 | 950 | 1827 | 22 | 97 | 313 | 412 | 170 | 534 | 443 | 147 | 76 | 216 | 225 | 2235 | .520 | .227 | .760 | 33.1 | 18.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | |
| April | 85 | 63 | 2616 | 642 | 1185 | 20 | 61 | 216 | 289 | 121 | 348 | 304 | 103 | 51 | 154 | 164 | 1520 | .542 | .328 | .747 | 30.8 | 17.9 | 4.1 | 3.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 142 | 122 | 4802 | 1121 | 2175 | 21 | 84 | 368 | 478 | 221 | 663 | 517 | 181 | 91 | 272 | 257 | 2631 | .515 | .250 | .770 | 33.8 | 18.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Monday | 37 | 33 | 1263 | 291 | 572 | 5 | 25 | 108 | 140 | 71 | 185 | 125 | 43 | 17 | 66 | 79 | 695 | .509 | .200 | .771 | 34.1 | 18.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 | |
| Tuesday | 125 | 105 | 4221 | 1024 | 1968 | 24 | 85 | 363 | 461 | 202 | 611 | 380 | 131 | 80 | 253 | 268 | 2435 | .520 | .282 | .787 | 33.8 | 19.5 | 4.9 | 3.0 | |
| Wednesday | 102 | 88 | 3283 | 717 | 1460 | 12 | 62 | 315 | 387 | 157 | 497 | 321 | 122 | 43 | 195 | 188 | 1761 | .491 | .194 | .814 | 32.2 | 17.3 | 4.9 | 3.1 | |
| Thursday | 78 | 66 | 2534 | 611 | 1142 | 16 | 56 | 196 | 264 | 117 | 387 | 233 | 76 | 71 | 140 | 149 | 1434 | .535 | .286 | .742 | 32.5 | 18.4 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Friday | 141 | 118 | 4610 | 1028 | 2117 | 31 | 113 | 404 | 513 | 206 | 635 | 490 | 162 | 77 | 265 | 246 | 2491 | .486 | .274 | .788 | 32.7 | 17.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |
| Saturday | 62 | 55 | 2207 | 534 | 1042 | 7 | 44 | 170 | 218 | 104 | 305 | 187 | 71 | 44 | 112 | 127 | 1245 | .512 | .159 | .780 | 35.6 | 20.1 | 4.9 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 587 | 587 | 20896 | 4870 | 9402 | 76 | 334 | 1789 | 2284 | 1020 | 3067 | 2061 | 727 | 398 | 1192 | 1212 | 11605 | .518 | .228 | .783 | 35.6 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
| Reserve | 100 | 0 | 2024 | 456 | 1074 | 40 | 135 | 135 | 177 | 58 | 216 | 192 | 59 | 25 | 111 | 102 | 1087 | .425 | .296 | .763 | 20.2 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 185 | 185 | 7782 | 1793 | 3576 | 30 | 142 | 672 | 845 | 355 | 1092 | 719 | 256 | 144 | 380 | 384 | 4288 | .501 | .211 | .795 | 42.1 | 23.2 | 5.9 | 3.9 |
| 30-39 | 304 | 294 | 10782 | 2542 | 4777 | 55 | 194 | 918 | 1175 | 540 | 1606 | 1087 | 380 | 211 | 661 | 646 | 6057 | .532 | .284 | .781 | 35.5 | 19.9 | 5.3 | 3.6 | |
| 20-29 | 135 | 92 | 3428 | 798 | 1652 | 23 | 92 | 286 | 372 | 150 | 474 | 359 | 128 | 55 | 197 | 226 | 1905 | .483 | .250 | .769 | 25.4 | 14.1 | 3.5 | 2.7 | |
| 10-19 | 53 | 15 | 857 | 180 | 436 | 8 | 41 | 45 | 64 | 31 | 105 | 81 | 18 | 12 | 61 | 57 | 413 | .413 | .195 | .703 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | |
| 0-9 | 10 | 1 | 71 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | .371 | .600 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 168 | 145 | 5554 | 1257 | 2533 | 19 | 104 | 500 | 624 | 252 | 774 | 543 | 187 | 98 | 311 | 311 | 3033 | .496 | .183 | .801 | 33.1 | 18.1 | 4.6 | 3.2 |
| 1 Day | 337 | 290 | 11199 | 2621 | 5076 | 60 | 226 | 905 | 1170 | 538 | 1622 | 1097 | 379 | 205 | 629 | 658 | 6207 | .516 | .265 | .774 | 33.2 | 18.4 | 4.8 | 3.3 | |
| 2 Days | 109 | 93 | 3646 | 875 | 1694 | 18 | 68 | 326 | 409 | 168 | 522 | 387 | 140 | 62 | 205 | 206 | 2094 | .517 | .265 | .797 | 33.4 | 19.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 64 | 51 | 2165 | 487 | 997 | 14 | 56 | 151 | 199 | 99 | 304 | 195 | 70 | 47 | 128 | 111 | 1139 | .488 | .250 | .759 | 33.8 | 17.8 | 4.8 | 3.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 211 | 180 | 7127 | 1656 | 3318 | 35 | 161 | 618 | 772 | 322 | 978 | 655 | 256 | 119 | 364 | 355 | 3965 | .499 | .217 | .801 | 33.8 | 18.8 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
| Western | 476 | 407 | 15793 | 3670 | 7158 | 81 | 308 | 1306 | 1689 | 756 | 2305 | 1598 | 530 | 304 | 939 | 959 | 8727 | .513 | .263 | .773 | 33.2 | 18.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 100 | 85 | 3362 | 775 | 1591 | 15 | 70 | 255 | 326 | 151 | 448 | 301 | 112 | 57 | 158 | 168 | 1820 | .487 | .214 | .782 | 33.6 | 18.2 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| Central | 111 | 95 | 3765 | 881 | 1727 | 20 | 91 | 363 | 446 | 171 | 530 | 354 | 144 | 62 | 206 | 187 | 2145 | .510 | .220 | .814 | 33.9 | 19.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | |
| Midwest | 226 | 195 | 7470 | 1712 | 3296 | 36 | 132 | 666 | 862 | 348 | 1114 | 760 | 252 | 150 | 440 | 449 | 4126 | .519 | .273 | .773 | 33.1 | 18.3 | 4.9 | 3.4 | |
| Pacific | 250 | 212 | 8323 | 1958 | 3862 | 45 | 176 | 640 | 827 | 408 | 1191 | 838 | 278 | 154 | 499 | 510 | 4601 | .507 | .256 | .774 | 33.3 | 18.4 | 4.8 | 3.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 15 | 13 | 502 | 134 | 246 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 45 | 24 | 68 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 306 | .545 | .267 | .756 | 33.5 | 20.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 |
| Boston | 17 | 15 | 593 | 142 | 300 | 1 | 17 | 43 | 58 | 23 | 78 | 60 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 328 | .473 | .059 | .741 | 34.9 | 19.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | |
| Chicago | 18 | 15 | 638 | 166 | 325 | 2 | 12 | 64 | 82 | 28 | 85 | 51 | 27 | 12 | 31 | 27 | 398 | .511 | .167 | .780 | 35.4 | 22.1 | 4.7 | 2.8 | |
| Cleveland | 16 | 14 | 543 | 122 | 237 | 2 | 14 | 41 | 48 | 28 | 82 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 36 | 23 | 287 | .515 | .143 | .854 | 33.9 | 17.9 | 5.1 | 3.2 | |
| Dallas | 36 | 31 | 1201 | 255 | 508 | 8 | 26 | 103 | 133 | 58 | 165 | 126 | 43 | 13 | 65 | 77 | 621 | .502 | .308 | .774 | 33.4 | 17.3 | 4.6 | 3.5 | |
| Denver | 36 | 32 | 1182 | 314 | 547 | 5 | 14 | 123 | 156 | 49 | 183 | 139 | 52 | 26 | 90 | 77 | 756 | .574 | .357 | .788 | 32.8 | 21.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | |
| Detroit | 17 | 15 | 617 | 145 | 291 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 73 | 34 | 88 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 350 | .498 | .364 | .767 | 36.3 | 20.6 | 5.2 | 2.8 | |
| Golden State | 48 | 40 | 1559 | 350 | 724 | 6 | 32 | 153 | 204 | 90 | 264 | 155 | 52 | 26 | 105 | 94 | 859 | .483 | .188 | .750 | 32.5 | 17.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | |
| Houston | 38 | 31 | 1272 | 265 | 570 | 9 | 30 | 99 | 131 | 59 | 191 | 121 | 38 | 19 | 81 | 77 | 638 | .465 | .300 | .756 | 33.5 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | |
| Indiana | 17 | 15 | 539 | 108 | 230 | 3 | 11 | 63 | 72 | 30 | 83 | 64 | 22 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 282 | .470 | .273 | .875 | 31.7 | 16.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | |
| LA Clippers | 45 | 39 | 1449 | 339 | 640 | 7 | 29 | 89 | 117 | 59 | 204 | 151 | 56 | 33 | 89 | 89 | 774 | .530 | .241 | .761 | 32.2 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | |
| Miami | 14 | 12 | 385 | 81 | 161 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 45 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 189 | .503 | .000 | .844 | 27.5 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 18 | 15 | 619 | 130 | 260 | 1 | 13 | 59 | 73 | 18 | 88 | 63 | 24 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 320 | .500 | .077 | .808 | 34.4 | 17.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | |
| Minnesota | 19 | 14 | 585 | 128 | 260 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 41 | 28 | 90 | 65 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 30 | 297 | .492 | .438 | .829 | 30.8 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | |
| New Jersey | 15 | 12 | 467 | 111 | 222 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 43 | 19 | 60 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 257 | .500 | .000 | .814 | 31.1 | 17.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 | |
| New Orleans | 13 | 11 | 437 | 101 | 187 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 61 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 257 | .540 | .250 | .836 | 33.6 | 19.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | |
| New York | 17 | 15 | 612 | 132 | 262 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 83 | 27 | 87 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 334 | .504 | .467 | .759 | 36.0 | 19.6 | 5.1 | 2.7 | |
| Oklahoma City | 46 | 39 | 1579 | 334 | 694 | 6 | 27 | 123 | 149 | 85 | 232 | 149 | 41 | 24 | 107 | 105 | 797 | .481 | .222 | .826 | 34.3 | 17.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 | |
| Orlando | 12 | 10 | 364 | 82 | 177 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 41 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 198 | .463 | .000 | .756 | 30.3 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 14 | 583 | 140 | 266 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 50 | 29 | 78 | 53 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 326 | .526 | .333 | .820 | 36.4 | 20.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | |
| Phoenix | 43 | 38 | 1447 | 359 | 721 | 3 | 22 | 112 | 153 | 80 | 208 | 133 | 48 | 28 | 75 | 76 | 833 | .498 | .136 | .732 | 33.7 | 19.4 | 4.8 | 3.1 | |
| Portland | 42 | 36 | 1422 | 355 | 659 | 13 | 40 | 114 | 139 | 57 | 181 | 158 | 44 | 28 | 78 | 101 | 837 | .539 | .325 | .820 | 33.9 | 19.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | |
| Sacramento | 39 | 33 | 1309 | 337 | 613 | 10 | 28 | 103 | 135 | 62 | 179 | 139 | 48 | 33 | 64 | 73 | 787 | .550 | .357 | .763 | 33.6 | 20.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | |
| San Antonio | 36 | 32 | 1222 | 290 | 531 | 4 | 24 | 104 | 141 | 58 | 178 | 131 | 42 | 28 | 67 | 70 | 688 | .546 | .167 | .738 | 33.9 | 19.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | |
| Utah | 37 | 31 | 1222 | 270 | 554 | 3 | 18 | 118 | 150 | 55 | 190 | 92 | 42 | 30 | 62 | 73 | 661 | .487 | .167 | .787 | 33.0 | 17.9 | 5.1 | 2.5 | |
| Washington | 17 | 15 | 572 | 136 | 291 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 33 | 87 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 312 | .467 | .222 | .809 | 33.6 | 18.4 | 5.1 | 2.8 | |