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 | 54 | 54 | 2108 | 450 | 1007 | 9 | 43 | 166 | 204 | 98 | 305 | 252 | 76 | 23 | 127 | 89 | 1075 | .447 | .209 | .814 | 39.0 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | |
| 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 |
| Place | Home | 28 | 28 | 1101 | 220 | 500 | 2 | 17 | 91 | 111 | 50 | 164 | 140 | 42 | 11 | 59 | 35 | 533 | .440 | .118 | .820 | 39.3 | 19.0 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| Road | 26 | 26 | 1007 | 230 | 507 | 7 | 26 | 75 | 93 | 48 | 141 | 112 | 34 | 12 | 68 | 54 | 542 | .454 | .269 | .806 | 38.7 | 20.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | |
| 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 | 43 | 1699 | 364 | 819 | 3 | 30 | 136 | 169 | 78 | 242 | 198 | 65 | 16 | 104 | 67 | 867 | .444 | .100 | .805 | 39.5 | 20.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| Post | 11 | 11 | 409 | 86 | 188 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 20 | 63 | 54 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 208 | .457 | .462 | .857 | 37.2 | 18.9 | 5.7 | 4.9 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 28 | 28 | 1095 | 241 | 511 | 3 | 21 | 75 | 96 | 54 | 172 | 125 | 45 | 11 | 67 | 39 | 560 | .472 | .143 | .781 | 39.1 | 20.0 | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| Loss | 26 | 26 | 1013 | 209 | 496 | 6 | 22 | 91 | 108 | 44 | 133 | 127 | 31 | 12 | 60 | 50 | 515 | .421 | .273 | .843 | 39.0 | 19.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | |
| 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 | November | 15 | 15 | 632 | 133 | 303 | 3 | 16 | 49 | 59 | 22 | 83 | 84 | 21 | 10 | 33 | 23 | 318 | .439 | .188 | .831 | 42.1 | 21.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| December | 14 | 14 | 541 | 114 | 253 | 0 | 11 | 52 | 65 | 22 | 73 | 60 | 21 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 280 | .451 | .000 | .800 | 38.6 | 20.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | |
| January | 11 | 11 | 406 | 96 | 207 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 38 | 30 | 67 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 221 | .464 | .000 | .763 | 36.9 | 20.1 | 6.1 | 4.1 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 508 | 104 | 238 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 24 | 81 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 250 | .437 | .462 | .857 | 39.1 | 19.2 | 6.2 | 4.5 | |
| March | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .500 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | |||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 11 | 11 | 417 | 84 | 187 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 39 | 18 | 59 | 62 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 199 | .449 | .000 | .795 | 37.9 | 18.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 140 | 24 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 63 | .375 | .250 | .737 | 35.0 | 15.8 | 8.0 | 4.5 | |
| Tuesday | 8 | 8 | 317 | 74 | 153 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 173 | .484 | .500 | .828 | 39.6 | 21.6 | 4.9 | 4.0 | |
| Wednesday | 10 | 10 | 385 | 79 | 176 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 54 | 16 | 54 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 202 | .449 | .182 | .778 | 38.5 | 20.2 | 5.4 | 3.4 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 5 | 200 | 48 | 98 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 103 | .490 | .500 | .625 | 40.0 | 20.6 | 6.8 | 4.4 | |
| Friday | 11 | 11 | 442 | 90 | 218 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 41 | 21 | 60 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 220 | .413 | .300 | .902 | 40.2 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | |
| Saturday | 5 | 5 | 207 | 51 | 111 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 115 | .459 | .000 | .929 | 41.4 | 23.0 | 5.4 | 6.2 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 54 | 54 | 2108 | 450 | 1007 | 9 | 43 | 166 | 204 | 98 | 305 | 252 | 76 | 23 | 127 | 89 | 1075 | .447 | .209 | .814 | 39.0 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 29 | 29 | 1234 | 275 | 607 | 8 | 31 | 98 | 115 | 50 | 176 | 150 | 44 | 16 | 66 | 48 | 656 | .453 | .258 | .852 | 42.6 | 22.6 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 30-39 | 21 | 21 | 774 | 159 | 362 | 1 | 12 | 62 | 81 | 42 | 115 | 88 | 28 | 7 | 55 | 34 | 381 | .439 | .083 | .765 | 36.9 | 18.1 | 5.5 | 4.2 | |
| 20-29 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 38 | .421 | .750 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 13 | 13 | 512 | 114 | 249 | 2 | 18 | 39 | 48 | 25 | 79 | 67 | 15 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 269 | .458 | .111 | .813 | 39.4 | 20.7 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
| 1 Day | 25 | 25 | 939 | 203 | 441 | 1 | 12 | 64 | 82 | 40 | 130 | 109 | 30 | 10 | 67 | 38 | 471 | .460 | .083 | .780 | 37.6 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 | |
| 2 Days | 9 | 9 | 365 | 71 | 175 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 14 | 53 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 176 | .406 | .000 | .944 | 40.6 | 19.6 | 5.9 | 4.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 239 | 48 | 114 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 17 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 122 | .421 | .500 | .719 | 39.8 | 20.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 20 | 20 | 785 | 172 | 376 | 2 | 17 | 76 | 92 | 35 | 101 | 80 | 27 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 422 | .457 | .118 | .826 | 39.3 | 21.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Western | 34 | 34 | 1323 | 278 | 631 | 7 | 26 | 90 | 112 | 63 | 204 | 172 | 49 | 17 | 83 | 59 | 653 | .441 | .269 | .804 | 38.9 | 19.2 | 6.0 | 5.1 | |
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 10 | 395 | 98 | 202 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 21 | 55 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 235 | .485 | .200 | .804 | 39.5 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Central | 10 | 10 | 390 | 74 | 174 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 46 | 14 | 46 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 187 | .425 | .000 | .848 | 39.0 | 18.7 | 4.6 | 3.3 | |
| Midwest | 15 | 15 | 585 | 133 | 278 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 41 | 21 | 89 | 83 | 19 | 8 | 43 | 20 | 306 | .478 | .294 | .854 | 39.0 | 20.4 | 5.9 | 5.5 | |
| Pacific | 19 | 19 | 738 | 145 | 353 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 71 | 42 | 115 | 89 | 30 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 347 | .411 | .222 | .775 | 38.8 | 18.3 | 6.1 | 4.7 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .563 | .000 | 1.000 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 77 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 51 | .447 | .000 | .750 | 38.5 | 25.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 79 | 17 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | .436 | .000 | .800 | 39.5 | 25.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 82 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 45 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 22.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | .368 | .000 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 3 | 105 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 53 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 35.0 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 7.3 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 79 | 20 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 42 | .541 | .000 | 1.000 | 39.5 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .313 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Golden State | 5 | 5 | 200 | 38 | 92 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 97 | .413 | .250 | .667 | 40.0 | 19.4 | 6.8 | 5.2 | |
| Houston | 3 | 3 | 115 | 28 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 65 | .491 | .750 | 1.000 | 38.3 | 21.7 | 5.0 | 6.3 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .294 | .000 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 154 | 25 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 55 | .417 | .000 | .833 | 38.5 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 4.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 84 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 55 | .511 | .000 | .700 | 42.0 | 27.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 76 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 32 | .407 | .769 | 38.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Minnesota | 3 | 3 | 123 | 23 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 57 | .451 | .333 | .833 | 41.0 | 19.0 | 8.7 | 6.0 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 22 | .474 | 1.000 | 39.0 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||
| New York | 1 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | .625 | .667 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 27.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 78 | 20 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 48 | .465 | .727 | 39.0 | 24.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .571 | .000 | 36.0 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 158 | 31 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 72 | .352 | .000 | .909 | 39.5 | 18.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | |
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .368 | 1.000 | 41.0 | 21.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 79 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 42 | .450 | .000 | .750 | 39.5 | 21.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 78 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 | .375 | .000 | .889 | 39.0 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | |
| Seattle | 3 | 3 | 106 | 26 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 60 | .481 | .500 | .778 | 35.3 | 20.0 | 6.0 | 3.3 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 85 | 25 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 57 | .490 | .250 | .750 | 42.5 | 28.5 | 7.0 | 4.0 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .375 | 1.000 | 40.0 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | ||