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 | 78 | 74 | 3008 | 716 | 1455 | 26 | 90 | 212 | 266 | 107 | 356 | 275 | 104 | 35 | 127 | 117 | 1670 | .492 | .289 | .797 | 38.6 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 36 | 1447 | 353 | 666 | 15 | 37 | 109 | 140 | 64 | 195 | 142 | 58 | 18 | 67 | 57 | 830 | .530 | .405 | .779 | 38.1 | 21.8 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| Road | 40 | 38 | 1561 | 363 | 789 | 11 | 53 | 103 | 126 | 43 | 161 | 133 | 46 | 17 | 60 | 60 | 840 | .460 | .208 | .817 | 39.0 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 43 | 39 | 1624 | 398 | 797 | 15 | 53 | 123 | 150 | 56 | 187 | 120 | 48 | 19 | 57 | 60 | 934 | .499 | .283 | .820 | 37.8 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 2.8 |
| Post | 35 | 35 | 1384 | 318 | 658 | 11 | 37 | 89 | 116 | 51 | 169 | 155 | 56 | 16 | 70 | 57 | 736 | .483 | .297 | .767 | 39.5 | 21.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 54 | 50 | 2026 | 494 | 966 | 15 | 45 | 136 | 168 | 70 | 241 | 189 | 77 | 25 | 79 | 77 | 1139 | .511 | .333 | .810 | 37.5 | 21.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Loss | 24 | 24 | 982 | 222 | 489 | 11 | 45 | 76 | 98 | 37 | 115 | 86 | 27 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 531 | .454 | .244 | .776 | 40.9 | 22.1 | 4.8 | 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 |
| Month | November | 12 | 11 | 466 | 120 | 239 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 20 | 60 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 295 | .502 | .250 | .761 | 38.8 | 24.6 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 561 | 129 | 252 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 43 | 20 | 65 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 303 | .512 | .250 | .953 | 40.1 | 21.6 | 4.6 | 2.4 | |
| January | 14 | 14 | 514 | 131 | 267 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 58 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 294 | .491 | .353 | .743 | 36.7 | 21.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | |
| February | 13 | 10 | 485 | 115 | 240 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 21 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 264 | .479 | .200 | .711 | 37.3 | 20.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | |
| March | 15 | 15 | 614 | 149 | 303 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 53 | 25 | 82 | 79 | 31 | 11 | 29 | 24 | 346 | .492 | .300 | .792 | 40.9 | 23.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | |
| April | 10 | 10 | 368 | 72 | 154 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 168 | .468 | .364 | .870 | 36.8 | 16.8 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 17 | 16 | 645 | 156 | 302 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 56 | 27 | 87 | 58 | 28 | 13 | 32 | 26 | 360 | .517 | .500 | .768 | 37.9 | 21.2 | 5.1 | 3.4 |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 198 | 49 | 104 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 114 | .471 | .429 | .722 | 39.6 | 22.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 13 | 540 | 127 | 251 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 56 | 17 | 54 | 51 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 306 | .506 | .375 | .821 | 38.6 | 21.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | |
| Wednesday | 9 | 9 | 350 | 81 | 165 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 24 | 55 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 197 | .491 | .300 | .780 | 38.9 | 21.9 | 6.1 | 3.7 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 9 | 376 | 103 | 183 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 41 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 229 | .563 | .267 | .905 | 37.6 | 22.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | |
| Friday | 16 | 15 | 631 | 136 | 304 | 4 | 21 | 44 | 56 | 19 | 68 | 62 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 320 | .447 | .190 | .786 | 39.4 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | |
| Saturday | 7 | 7 | 268 | 64 | 146 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 144 | .438 | .091 | .833 | 38.3 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | |
| 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 | 74 | 74 | 2886 | 688 | 1393 | 25 | 84 | 203 | 257 | 107 | 350 | 267 | 103 | 34 | 123 | 109 | 1604 | .494 | .298 | .790 | 39.0 | 21.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
| Reserve | 4 | 0 | 122 | 28 | 62 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 66 | .452 | .167 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 16.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 44 | 44 | 1840 | 433 | 909 | 16 | 62 | 132 | 167 | 67 | 203 | 153 | 64 | 23 | 76 | 71 | 1014 | .476 | .258 | .790 | 41.8 | 23.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 30-39 | 26 | 24 | 961 | 236 | 454 | 9 | 23 | 70 | 88 | 38 | 134 | 95 | 31 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 551 | .520 | .391 | .795 | 37.0 | 21.2 | 5.2 | 3.7 | |
| 20-29 | 7 | 6 | 188 | 44 | 86 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 99 | .512 | .250 | .909 | 26.9 | 14.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | |
| 10-19 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | .500 | .000 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 19 | 19 | 723 | 143 | 348 | 2 | 17 | 49 | 60 | 35 | 85 | 75 | 16 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 337 | .411 | .118 | .817 | 38.1 | 17.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 1 Day | 38 | 35 | 1480 | 365 | 702 | 16 | 45 | 117 | 147 | 48 | 181 | 130 | 60 | 20 | 60 | 63 | 863 | .520 | .356 | .796 | 38.9 | 22.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 12 | 458 | 120 | 229 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 276 | .524 | .308 | .800 | 38.2 | 23.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 7 | 306 | 73 | 150 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 159 | .487 | .300 | .769 | 38.3 | 19.9 | 4.6 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 23 | 22 | 893 | 199 | 427 | 5 | 25 | 70 | 84 | 28 | 100 | 74 | 35 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 473 | .466 | .200 | .833 | 38.8 | 20.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| Western | 55 | 52 | 2115 | 517 | 1028 | 21 | 65 | 142 | 182 | 79 | 256 | 201 | 69 | 24 | 99 | 90 | 1197 | .503 | .323 | .780 | 38.5 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 10 | 396 | 75 | 170 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 181 | .441 | .333 | .806 | 39.6 | 18.1 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| Central | 13 | 12 | 497 | 124 | 257 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 48 | 16 | 60 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 292 | .482 | .158 | .854 | 38.2 | 22.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | |
| Midwest | 28 | 27 | 1064 | 248 | 496 | 12 | 32 | 80 | 108 | 50 | 157 | 106 | 37 | 13 | 49 | 47 | 588 | .500 | .375 | .741 | 38.0 | 21.0 | 5.6 | 3.8 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 25 | 1051 | 269 | 532 | 9 | 33 | 62 | 74 | 29 | 99 | 95 | 32 | 11 | 50 | 43 | 609 | .506 | .273 | .838 | 38.9 | 22.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .375 | .000 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Boston | 1 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | .526 | .000 | .500 | 41.0 | 23.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 54 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .682 | .333 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 67 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | .421 | .000 | 1.000 | 33.5 | 16.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 81 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 39 | .425 | .000 | 1.000 | 40.5 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 4 | 166 | 33 | 65 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 87 | .508 | .364 | .773 | 41.5 | 21.8 | 5.0 | 2.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 142 | 46 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 106 | .568 | 1.000 | .650 | 35.5 | 26.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 87 | 24 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 52 | .545 | .333 | .375 | 43.5 | 26.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 190 | 43 | 99 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 108 | .434 | .167 | .875 | 38.0 | 21.6 | 7.0 | 2.8 | |
| Houston | 4 | 3 | 162 | 35 | 75 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 93 | .467 | .500 | .864 | 40.5 | 23.3 | 5.8 | 4.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 81 | 21 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 49 | .488 | .000 | .875 | 40.5 | 24.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 2 | 132 | 39 | 60 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 87 | .650 | .333 | 1.000 | 33.0 | 21.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 76 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 | .333 | .000 | .900 | 38.0 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 85 | 22 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 60 | .478 | .250 | .938 | 42.5 | 30.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 150 | 34 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 73 | .576 | .333 | .800 | 37.5 | 18.3 | 7.3 | 3.8 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .500 | .833 | 40.0 | 23.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 80 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 39 | .485 | 1.000 | .857 | 40.0 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Orlando | 4 | 4 | 138 | 32 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 69 | .471 | .000 | .625 | 34.5 | 17.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 76 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 | .432 | 1.000 | .667 | 38.0 | 17.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 5 | 208 | 51 | 99 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 121 | .515 | .250 | .750 | 41.6 | 24.2 | 3.4 | 3.0 | |
| Portland | 5 | 5 | 220 | 63 | 126 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 132 | .500 | .111 | .714 | 44.0 | 26.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 3 | 119 | 37 | 69 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 80 | .536 | .500 | .750 | 39.7 | 26.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 166 | 45 | 88 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 103 | .511 | .200 | .632 | 41.5 | 25.8 | 8.0 | 3.5 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 5 | 182 | 36 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 81 | .456 | .500 | 1.000 | 36.4 | 16.2 | 3.0 | 4.6 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 140 | 23 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 57 | .383 | .333 | .833 | 35.0 | 14.3 | 3.8 | 2.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 83 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 34 | .417 | .000 | 1.000 | 41.5 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |