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 | 81 | 81 | 2960 | 702 | 1282 | 2 | 23 | 251 | 321 | 169 | 489 | 288 | 108 | 56 | 182 | 175 | 1657 | .548 | .087 | .782 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 40 | 1444 | 335 | 591 | 0 | 8 | 146 | 177 | 91 | 253 | 173 | 51 | 28 | 83 | 88 | 816 | .567 | .000 | .825 | 36.1 | 20.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1516 | 367 | 691 | 2 | 15 | 105 | 144 | 78 | 236 | 115 | 57 | 28 | 99 | 87 | 841 | .531 | .133 | .729 | 37.0 | 20.5 | 5.8 | 2.8 | |
| 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 | 46 | 46 | 1719 | 393 | 748 | 2 | 13 | 163 | 206 | 87 | 281 | 156 | 55 | 31 | 103 | 102 | 951 | .525 | .154 | .791 | 37.4 | 20.7 | 6.1 | 3.4 |
| Post | 35 | 35 | 1241 | 309 | 534 | 0 | 10 | 88 | 115 | 82 | 208 | 132 | 53 | 25 | 79 | 73 | 706 | .579 | .000 | .765 | 35.5 | 20.2 | 5.9 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 56 | 56 | 1999 | 473 | 829 | 0 | 9 | 183 | 224 | 110 | 334 | 217 | 71 | 39 | 133 | 123 | 1129 | .571 | .000 | .817 | 35.7 | 20.2 | 6.0 | 3.9 |
| Loss | 25 | 25 | 961 | 229 | 453 | 2 | 14 | 68 | 97 | 59 | 155 | 71 | 37 | 17 | 49 | 52 | 528 | .506 | .143 | .701 | 38.4 | 21.1 | 6.2 | 2.8 | |
| 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 | November | 13 | 13 | 497 | 116 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 65 | 22 | 81 | 45 | 15 | 11 | 36 | 25 | 285 | .545 | .500 | .800 | 38.2 | 21.9 | 6.2 | 3.5 |
| December | 16 | 16 | 615 | 136 | 291 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 73 | 38 | 94 | 51 | 16 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 331 | .467 | .143 | .795 | 38.4 | 20.7 | 5.9 | 3.2 | |
| January | 13 | 13 | 475 | 104 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 48 | 22 | 91 | 46 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 247 | .562 | .000 | .813 | 36.5 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | |
| February | 11 | 11 | 404 | 105 | 172 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 45 | 23 | 59 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 244 | .610 | .000 | .756 | 36.7 | 22.2 | 5.4 | 3.7 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 513 | 119 | 220 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 39 | 29 | 78 | 50 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 266 | .541 | .000 | .718 | 34.2 | 17.7 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| April | 13 | 13 | 456 | 122 | 201 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 51 | 35 | 86 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 284 | .607 | .000 | .784 | 35.1 | 21.8 | 6.6 | 4.2 | |
| 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 | 16 | 16 | 607 | 144 | 269 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 66 | 33 | 96 | 60 | 16 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 331 | .535 | .000 | .652 | 37.9 | 20.7 | 6.0 | 3.8 |
| Monday | 6 | 6 | 226 | 49 | 90 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 121 | .544 | .000 | .885 | 37.7 | 20.2 | 6.0 | 3.8 | |
| Tuesday | 16 | 16 | 628 | 170 | 305 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 59 | 40 | 114 | 54 | 22 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 387 | .557 | .167 | .780 | 39.3 | 24.2 | 7.1 | 3.4 | |
| Wednesday | 14 | 14 | 455 | 105 | 191 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 52 | 26 | 86 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 253 | .550 | .000 | .827 | 32.5 | 18.1 | 6.1 | 3.0 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 5 | 176 | 48 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 116 | .676 | .800 | 35.2 | 23.2 | 6.0 | 3.6 | ||
| Friday | 18 | 18 | 640 | 132 | 257 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 63 | 32 | 93 | 75 | 27 | 11 | 43 | 34 | 317 | .514 | .000 | .841 | 35.6 | 17.6 | 5.2 | 4.2 | |
| Saturday | 6 | 6 | 228 | 54 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 132 | .545 | .500 | .767 | 38.0 | 22.0 | 5.7 | 2.7 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 81 | 81 | 2960 | 702 | 1282 | 2 | 23 | 251 | 321 | 169 | 489 | 288 | 108 | 56 | 182 | 175 | 1657 | .548 | .087 | .782 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 26 | 26 | 1089 | 256 | 483 | 0 | 9 | 88 | 112 | 58 | 174 | 99 | 37 | 25 | 62 | 62 | 600 | .530 | .000 | .786 | 41.9 | 23.1 | 6.7 | 3.8 |
| 30-39 | 44 | 44 | 1592 | 378 | 684 | 2 | 14 | 133 | 173 | 88 | 258 | 153 | 60 | 26 | 104 | 89 | 891 | .553 | .143 | .769 | 36.2 | 20.3 | 5.9 | 3.5 | |
| 20-29 | 9 | 9 | 245 | 62 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 20 | 53 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 151 | .590 | .844 | 27.2 | 16.8 | 5.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 10-19 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | .600 | .750 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 | 18 | 18 | 626 | 143 | 262 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 65 | 32 | 96 | 68 | 26 | 16 | 45 | 33 | 338 | .546 | .111 | .785 | 34.8 | 18.8 | 5.3 | 3.8 |
| 1 Day | 43 | 43 | 1547 | 371 | 667 | 1 | 9 | 118 | 160 | 90 | 261 | 150 | 55 | 28 | 85 | 102 | 861 | .556 | .111 | .738 | 36.0 | 20.0 | 6.1 | 3.5 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 12 | 454 | 100 | 190 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 60 | 28 | 81 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 252 | .526 | .000 | .867 | 37.8 | 21.0 | 6.8 | 3.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 7 | 294 | 80 | 143 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 181 | .559 | .000 | .840 | 42.0 | 25.9 | 6.4 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 24 | 24 | 946 | 226 | 424 | 1 | 9 | 83 | 112 | 53 | 146 | 98 | 39 | 15 | 53 | 47 | 536 | .533 | .111 | .741 | 39.4 | 22.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 |
| Western | 57 | 57 | 2014 | 476 | 858 | 1 | 14 | 168 | 209 | 116 | 343 | 190 | 69 | 41 | 129 | 128 | 1121 | .555 | .071 | .804 | 35.3 | 19.7 | 6.0 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 12 | 477 | 120 | 219 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 56 | 27 | 69 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 283 | .548 | .000 | .768 | 39.8 | 23.6 | 5.8 | 4.0 |
| Central | 12 | 12 | 469 | 106 | 205 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 56 | 26 | 77 | 50 | 23 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 253 | .517 | .143 | .714 | 39.1 | 21.1 | 6.4 | 4.2 | |
| Midwest | 23 | 23 | 798 | 171 | 315 | 1 | 4 | 78 | 97 | 37 | 127 | 78 | 32 | 23 | 47 | 54 | 421 | .543 | .250 | .804 | 34.7 | 18.3 | 5.5 | 3.4 | |
| Pacific | 34 | 34 | 1216 | 305 | 543 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 112 | 79 | 216 | 112 | 37 | 18 | 82 | 74 | 700 | .562 | .000 | .804 | 35.8 | 20.6 | 6.4 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 80 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 42 | .588 | .000 | .333 | 40.0 | 21.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 83 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 37 | .412 | .000 | .750 | 41.5 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 4.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 71 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33 | .571 | 1.000 | 35.5 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 78 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 40 | .436 | .500 | .500 | 39.0 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 78 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 38 | .552 | .000 | .857 | 39.0 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 156 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 64 | .433 | .706 | 39.0 | 16.0 | 7.3 | 3.5 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 164 | 45 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 110 | .592 | .000 | .800 | 41.0 | 27.5 | 7.8 | 5.8 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 84 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 51 | .500 | .000 | .786 | 42.0 | 25.5 | 9.5 | 2.0 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 181 | 42 | 79 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 103 | .532 | .000 | .864 | 36.2 | 20.6 | 6.8 | 3.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 4 | 153 | 33 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 83 | .569 | .000 | .944 | 38.3 | 20.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 72 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 42 | .556 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 21.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 6 | 6 | 207 | 55 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 120 | .598 | .000 | .833 | 34.5 | 20.0 | 8.2 | 2.7 | |
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 84 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | .708 | .889 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 77 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 40 | .500 | .000 | .571 | 38.5 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 76 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 48 | .526 | .000 | .667 | 38.0 | 24.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 84 | 26 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 55 | .619 | .750 | 42.0 | 27.5 | 8.5 | 5.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 78 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | .656 | .846 | 39.0 | 26.5 | 7.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 6 | 6 | 217 | 55 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 122 | .524 | .000 | .667 | 36.2 | 20.3 | 7.7 | 2.5 | |
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 181 | 51 | 78 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 114 | .654 | .000 | .857 | 36.2 | 22.8 | 6.0 | 4.6 | |
| Sacramento | 6 | 6 | 208 | 52 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 125 | .565 | .000 | .750 | 34.7 | 20.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 99 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 49 | .606 | 1.000 | .667 | 33.0 | 16.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | |
| Seattle | 6 | 6 | 222 | 50 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 116 | .515 | .889 | 37.0 | 19.3 | 5.7 | 3.0 | ||
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 142 | 30 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 73 | .469 | .813 | 35.5 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 85 | 23 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 57 | .511 | .786 | 42.5 | 28.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | ||