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 | 82 | 69 | 2359 | 510 | 1142 | 30 | 111 | 171 | 211 | 73 | 247 | 278 | 92 | 27 | 137 | 87 | 1221 | .447 | .270 | .810 | 28.8 | 14.9 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 35 | 1208 | 258 | 584 | 12 | 53 | 95 | 115 | 38 | 132 | 159 | 61 | 12 | 63 | 45 | 623 | .442 | .226 | .826 | 29.5 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| Road | 41 | 34 | 1151 | 252 | 558 | 18 | 58 | 76 | 96 | 35 | 115 | 119 | 31 | 15 | 74 | 42 | 598 | .452 | .310 | .792 | 28.1 | 14.6 | 2.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 49 | 1438 | 300 | 693 | 11 | 50 | 109 | 133 | 44 | 158 | 183 | 51 | 19 | 97 | 52 | 720 | .433 | .220 | .820 | 29.3 | 14.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Post | 33 | 20 | 921 | 210 | 449 | 19 | 61 | 62 | 78 | 29 | 89 | 95 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 501 | .468 | .311 | .795 | 27.9 | 15.2 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 39 | 34 | 1163 | 258 | 552 | 14 | 42 | 107 | 130 | 28 | 117 | 155 | 45 | 15 | 66 | 43 | 637 | .467 | .333 | .823 | 29.8 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Loss | 43 | 35 | 1196 | 252 | 590 | 16 | 69 | 64 | 81 | 45 | 130 | 123 | 47 | 12 | 71 | 44 | 584 | .427 | .232 | .790 | 27.8 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 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 | November | 11 | 11 | 344 | 73 | 166 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 11 | 36 | 53 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 184 | .440 | .300 | .795 | 31.3 | 16.7 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| December | 15 | 15 | 402 | 76 | 187 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 41 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 179 | .406 | .000 | .871 | 26.8 | 11.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | |
| January | 16 | 16 | 500 | 104 | 240 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 16 | 7 | 35 | 14 | 243 | .433 | .217 | .882 | 31.3 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | |
| February | 10 | 10 | 297 | 75 | 152 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 9 | 174 | .493 | .294 | .731 | 29.7 | 17.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | |
| March | 17 | 17 | 565 | 115 | 258 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 18 | 50 | 52 | 22 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 280 | .446 | .278 | .816 | 33.2 | 16.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | |
| April | 13 | 0 | 251 | 67 | 139 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 161 | .482 | .368 | .741 | 19.3 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 19 | 16 | 536 | 123 | 269 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 44 | 9 | 57 | 63 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 291 | .457 | .310 | .818 | 28.2 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 144 | 39 | 83 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 88 | .470 | .200 | .900 | 36.0 | 22.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| Tuesday | 12 | 9 | 317 | 71 | 169 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 164 | .420 | .267 | .720 | 26.4 | 13.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | |
| Wednesday | 16 | 14 | 488 | 87 | 202 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 46 | 16 | 47 | 67 | 23 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 214 | .431 | .182 | .826 | 30.5 | 13.4 | 2.9 | 4.2 | |
| Thursday | 7 | 6 | 197 | 38 | 89 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 96 | .427 | .231 | .810 | 28.1 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | |
| Friday | 20 | 17 | 570 | 128 | 277 | 10 | 33 | 47 | 56 | 22 | 62 | 66 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 313 | .462 | .303 | .839 | 28.5 | 15.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | |
| Saturday | 4 | 3 | 107 | 24 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 55 | .453 | .200 | .667 | 26.8 | 13.8 | 1.8 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 69 | 69 | 2108 | 443 | 1003 | 23 | 92 | 151 | 184 | 67 | 222 | 251 | 82 | 24 | 128 | 79 | 1060 | .442 | .250 | .821 | 30.6 | 15.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Reserve | 13 | 0 | 251 | 67 | 139 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 161 | .482 | .368 | .741 | 19.3 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 4 | 4 | 164 | 33 | 70 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 78 | .471 | .000 | .923 | 41.0 | 19.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| 30-39 | 38 | 37 | 1299 | 297 | 619 | 26 | 74 | 93 | 113 | 37 | 133 | 155 | 59 | 18 | 75 | 46 | 713 | .480 | .351 | .823 | 34.2 | 18.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | |
| 20-29 | 28 | 23 | 716 | 142 | 352 | 3 | 26 | 61 | 75 | 26 | 82 | 90 | 26 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 348 | .403 | .115 | .813 | 25.6 | 12.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | |
| 10-19 | 10 | 5 | 168 | 36 | 98 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 77 | .367 | .167 | .444 | 16.8 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .667 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 443 | 89 | 217 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 54 | 16 | 43 | 45 | 18 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 228 | .410 | .304 | .796 | 26.1 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 Day | 50 | 42 | 1450 | 312 | 707 | 18 | 67 | 107 | 132 | 43 | 156 | 160 | 50 | 15 | 78 | 61 | 749 | .441 | .269 | .811 | 29.0 | 15.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | |
| 2 Days | 7 | 7 | 225 | 50 | 113 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 110 | .442 | .250 | .800 | 32.1 | 15.7 | 4.0 | 5.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 6 | 207 | 49 | 92 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 110 | .533 | .250 | 1.000 | 29.6 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 28 | 28 | 880 | 189 | 422 | 16 | 52 | 53 | 67 | 19 | 88 | 91 | 29 | 9 | 53 | 35 | 447 | .448 | .308 | .791 | 31.4 | 16.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Western | 54 | 41 | 1479 | 321 | 720 | 14 | 59 | 118 | 144 | 54 | 159 | 187 | 63 | 18 | 84 | 52 | 774 | .446 | .237 | .819 | 27.4 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 14 | 441 | 82 | 215 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 197 | .381 | .250 | .737 | 31.5 | 14.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Central | 14 | 14 | 439 | 107 | 207 | 11 | 32 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 42 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 250 | .517 | .344 | .862 | 31.4 | 17.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 18 | 608 | 125 | 292 | 2 | 18 | 63 | 71 | 21 | 70 | 77 | 21 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 315 | .428 | .111 | .887 | 25.3 | 13.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | |
| Pacific | 30 | 23 | 871 | 196 | 428 | 12 | 41 | 55 | 73 | 33 | 89 | 110 | 42 | 15 | 57 | 33 | 459 | .458 | .293 | .753 | 29.0 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 56 | 16 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 35 | .552 | .429 | 28.0 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 68 | 12 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | .353 | .000 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 74 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 | .556 | .333 | 1.000 | 37.0 | 24.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 70 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | .474 | .000 | .889 | 35.0 | 22.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 68 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 40 | .545 | .333 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 3 | 113 | 25 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 69 | .455 | .250 | .900 | 28.3 | 17.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
| Denver | 4 | 4 | 107 | 22 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 62 | .468 | .000 | .900 | 26.8 | 15.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 57 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | .542 | .750 | .500 | 28.5 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 3 | 162 | 33 | 84 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 84 | .393 | .286 | .762 | 32.4 | 16.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | |
| Houston | 4 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 30 | .294 | .000 | 18.8 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 54 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 25 | .455 | .333 | .667 | 27.0 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 5 | 5 | 148 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 71 | .478 | .000 | .625 | 29.6 | 14.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 64 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | .444 | .000 | 1.000 | 32.0 | 13.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 60 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 27 | .480 | .000 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 86 | 18 | 43 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 44 | .419 | .333 | .875 | 21.5 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 66 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 34 | .444 | .000 | .667 | 33.0 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 28 | .290 | .286 | .667 | 34.0 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .238 | .500 | 24.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 70 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | .433 | .333 | .800 | 35.0 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 111 | 32 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 65 | .471 | .000 | .200 | 22.2 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 1.6 | |
| Portland | 5 | 4 | 151 | 36 | 61 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 95 | .590 | .500 | 1.000 | 30.2 | 19.0 | 2.4 | 5.2 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 4 | 160 | 39 | 87 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 91 | .448 | .375 | .667 | 32.0 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 141 | 28 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 67 | .509 | .000 | .917 | 35.3 | 16.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | |
| Seattle | 5 | 3 | 139 | 23 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 53 | .390 | .000 | .875 | 27.8 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 2 | 86 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 43 | .415 | .000 | .818 | 21.5 | 10.8 | 4.8 | 3.5 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 56 | 15 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 34 | .417 | .500 | .667 | 28.0 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |