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 | 80 | 2 | 1597 | 340 | 838 | 32 | 111 | 100 | 135 | 48 | 181 | 154 | 45 | 18 | 97 | 80 | 812 | .406 | .288 | .741 | 20.0 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 2 | 854 | 193 | 448 | 17 | 56 | 48 | 75 | 32 | 106 | 93 | 32 | 7 | 56 | 45 | 451 | .431 | .304 | .640 | 20.8 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| Road | 39 | 0 | 743 | 147 | 390 | 15 | 55 | 52 | 60 | 16 | 75 | 61 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 35 | 361 | .377 | .273 | .867 | 19.1 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 47 | 0 | 943 | 198 | 517 | 22 | 76 | 58 | 78 | 34 | 114 | 63 | 26 | 8 | 54 | 42 | 476 | .383 | .289 | .744 | 20.1 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| Post | 33 | 2 | 654 | 142 | 321 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 57 | 14 | 67 | 91 | 19 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 336 | .442 | .286 | .737 | 19.8 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 33 | 0 | 679 | 163 | 353 | 14 | 40 | 46 | 68 | 22 | 79 | 87 | 27 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 386 | .462 | .350 | .676 | 20.6 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Loss | 47 | 2 | 918 | 177 | 485 | 18 | 71 | 54 | 67 | 26 | 102 | 67 | 18 | 9 | 60 | 44 | 426 | .365 | .254 | .806 | 19.5 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 0 | 303 | 70 | 177 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 165 | .395 | .353 | .655 | 21.6 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| December | 14 | 0 | 252 | 51 | 125 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 139 | .408 | .400 | .844 | 18.0 | 9.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| January | 12 | 0 | 263 | 49 | 140 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 114 | .350 | .231 | .769 | 21.9 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 1.1 | |
| February | 13 | 0 | 260 | 57 | 143 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 121 | .399 | .176 | .500 | 20.0 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| March | 16 | 0 | 269 | 57 | 131 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 25 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 135 | .435 | .294 | .800 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | |
| April | 11 | 2 | 250 | 56 | 122 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 138 | .459 | .222 | .727 | 22.7 | 12.5 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 16 | 1 | 303 | 66 | 155 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 153 | .426 | .375 | .682 | 18.9 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| Monday | 3 | 0 | 53 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | .320 | .000 | .500 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | |
| Tuesday | 15 | 0 | 309 | 67 | 156 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 158 | .429 | .273 | .621 | 20.6 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | |
| Wednesday | 12 | 1 | 241 | 54 | 121 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 125 | .446 | .214 | .778 | 20.1 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | |
| Thursday | 10 | 0 | 195 | 39 | 97 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 93 | .402 | .308 | .846 | 19.5 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | |
| Friday | 18 | 0 | 374 | 79 | 208 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 43 | 17 | 52 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 203 | .380 | .343 | .767 | 20.8 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | |
| Saturday | 6 | 0 | 122 | 27 | 76 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 63 | .355 | .111 | 1.000 | 20.3 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | |
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 2 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | .389 | .000 | .500 | 23.5 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Reserve | 78 | 0 | 1550 | 333 | 820 | 32 | 110 | 99 | 133 | 46 | 171 | 151 | 43 | 16 | 91 | 79 | 797 | .406 | .291 | .744 | 19.9 | 10.2 | 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 | 30-39 | 8 | 1 | 255 | 63 | 125 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 152 | .504 | .412 | .905 | 31.9 | 19.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 20-29 | 34 | 0 | 797 | 170 | 430 | 18 | 60 | 49 | 72 | 26 | 90 | 71 | 25 | 6 | 42 | 44 | 407 | .395 | .300 | .681 | 23.4 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | |
| 10-19 | 31 | 1 | 494 | 96 | 256 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 58 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 230 | .375 | .206 | .775 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | |
| 0-9 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | .407 | .500 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 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 | 21 | 2 | 415 | 84 | 224 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 51 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 197 | .375 | .200 | .758 | 19.8 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 35 | 0 | 694 | 144 | 348 | 14 | 43 | 48 | 65 | 19 | 73 | 76 | 23 | 6 | 37 | 36 | 350 | .414 | .326 | .738 | 19.8 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | |
| 2 Days | 15 | 0 | 292 | 75 | 158 | 10 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 182 | .475 | .345 | .846 | 19.5 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 167 | 30 | 88 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 66 | .341 | .188 | .500 | 20.9 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 28 | 0 | 523 | 109 | 266 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 13 | 61 | 54 | 17 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 267 | .410 | .303 | .813 | 18.7 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Western | 52 | 2 | 1074 | 231 | 572 | 22 | 78 | 61 | 87 | 35 | 120 | 100 | 28 | 14 | 68 | 57 | 545 | .404 | .282 | .701 | 20.7 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 14 | 0 | 256 | 56 | 137 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 140 | .409 | .273 | .846 | 18.3 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Central | 14 | 0 | 267 | 53 | 129 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 34 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 127 | .411 | .364 | .773 | 19.1 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | |
| Midwest | 24 | 1 | 429 | 100 | 231 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 44 | 13 | 48 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 241 | .433 | .407 | .682 | 17.9 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | |
| Pacific | 28 | 1 | 645 | 131 | 341 | 11 | 51 | 31 | 43 | 22 | 72 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 39 | 304 | .384 | .216 | .721 | 23.0 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 | .643 | .500 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .381 | .200 | .750 | 23.5 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .471 | .333 | .800 | 18.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | .519 | 1.000 | .800 | 21.0 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | |
| Cleveland | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .400 | .000 | .750 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .526 | 1.000 | .600 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | |
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 91 | 23 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 63 | .500 | .800 | .813 | 22.8 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | .300 | .000 | .750 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Golden State | 5 | 0 | 74 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | |
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 38 | .357 | .333 | .667 | 16.0 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .217 | .500 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 99 | 23 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 54 | .397 | .333 | .500 | 24.8 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .400 | .000 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .385 | .000 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 96 | 20 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 48 | .455 | .571 | .667 | 24.0 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .000 | 14.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .429 | .500 | .778 | 21.0 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .429 | .000 | .833 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 38 | .483 | .600 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 19.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 98 | 26 | 59 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 57 | .441 | .200 | .500 | 24.5 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | |
| Portland | 5 | 0 | 110 | 22 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 57 | .393 | .333 | .909 | 22.0 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Sacramento | 5 | 0 | 140 | 32 | 72 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 70 | .444 | .167 | .833 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 3.0 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 57 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .294 | .000 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Seattle | 5 | 1 | 124 | 19 | 60 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 46 | .317 | .154 | .750 | 24.8 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 1.8 | |
| Utah | 4 | 1 | 79 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 48 | .478 | .000 | .500 | 19.8 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .421 | .000 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||