James Worthy debuted in the NBA in 1982, appearing in 926 games over 12 seasons. He scored 16,320 points, delivered 2,791 assists, and grabbed 4,708 rebounds, ranking 113th in scoring and 273th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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| Name | James Worthy |
| Date of Birth | February 27, 1961 |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Position | Small Forward and Power Forward |
| Height | 206cm |
| Weight | 102kg |
| Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
| NBA Debut | 1982 |
James Worthy Year-by-Year Performance Trends
This chart visualizes James Worthy’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.
Parsing Data
Data Source: Basketball Reference
Image Source: Wikipedia
📊 Career Stats Summary
| Games Played (G) | 926 games (Ranked 228 in NBA history) |
| Points (PTS) | 16,320 points (Ranked 113) |
| 3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 117 (Ranked 927) |
| Assists (AST) | 2,791 (Ranked 273) |
| Rebounds (TRB) | 4,708 (Ranked 310) |
| Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 1,561 (Ranked 203) |
| Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 3,147 (Ranked 270) |
| Blocks (BLK) | 624 (Ranked 220) |
| Steals (STL) | 1,041 (Ranked 164) |
| Turnovers (TOV) | 1,859 (Ranked 149) |
| Personal Fouls (PF) | 1,975 (Ranked 443) |
| Field Goal % (FG%) | 52.1% (Ranked 353) |
| Free Throw % (FT%) | 76.9% (Ranked 1484) |
| 3-Point % (3P%) | 24.1% (Ranked 1992) |
| Average Minutes (MP) | 32.4 minutes (Ranked 198) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1994)
| Games Played (G) | 80 |
| Points (PTS) | 812 |
| 3-Point Field Goals (3P) | 32 |
| Assists (AST) | 154 |
| Rebounds (TRB) | 181 |
| Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 48 |
| Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 133 |
| Blocks (BLK) | 18 |
| Steals (STL) | 45 |
| Turnovers (TOV) | 97 |
| Personal Fouls (PF) | 80 |
| Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 0 |
| Field Goal % (FG%) | 40.6% |
| Free Throw % (FT%) | 74.1% |
| 3-Point % (3P%) | 28.8% |
| Average Minutes (MP) | 1,597 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1990, 1,685 points
- Most 3P in a Season: 1994, 32
- Most Assists in a Season: 1988, 289
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1984, 515
- Most Blocks in a Season: 1987, 83
- Most Steals in a Season: 1987, 108
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1983, 0
- Best FG% in a Season: 1983, 57.9%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1992, 81.4%
- Best 3P% in a Season: 1990, 30.6%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1991, 3,008 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
James Worthy appeared in 143 playoff games.
| Points (PTS) | 3,022 |
| 3P | 14 |
| Assists (AST) | 463 |
| Rebounds (TRB) | 747 |
| Offensive Rebounds (ORB) | 257 |
| Defensive Rebounds (DRB) | 490 |
| Blocks (BLK) | 96 |
| Steals (STL) | 177 |
| Turnovers (TOV) | 298 |
| Personal Fouls (PF) | 352 |
| Field Goal % (FG%) | 54.4% |
| Free Throw % (FT%) | 72.7% |
| 3-Point % (3P%) | 20.9% |
| Average Minutes (MP) | 5,297 |
James Worthy Career Key Statistics Summary
| season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | 77 | 1970 | 1033 | 447 | 0.579 | 772 | 1 | 0.25 | 4 | 446 | 0.581 | 768 | 0.58 | 138 | 0.624 | 221 | 399 | 157 | 242 | 132 | 91 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 221 |
1984 | 82 | 2415 | 1185 | 495 | 0.556 | 890 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 495 | 0.56 | 884 | 0.556 | 195 | 0.759 | 257 | 515 | 157 | 358 | 207 | 77 | 70 | 0 | 53 | 181 | 244 |
1985 | 80 | 2696 | 1410 | 610 | 0.572 | 1066 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 610 | 0.576 | 1059 | 0.572 | 190 | 0.776 | 245 | 511 | 169 | 342 | 201 | 87 | 67 | 0 | 76 | 198 | 196 |
1986 | 75 | 2454 | 1500 | 629 | 0.579 | 1086 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 629 | 0.586 | 1073 | 0.579 | 242 | 0.771 | 314 | 387 | 136 | 251 | 201 | 82 | 77 | 0 | 73 | 149 | 195 |
1987 | 82 | 2819 | 1594 | 651 | 0.539 | 1207 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 651 | 0.545 | 1194 | 0.539 | 292 | 0.751 | 389 | 466 | 158 | 308 | 226 | 108 | 83 | 0 | 82 | 168 | 206 |
1988 | 75 | 2655 | 1478 | 617 | 0.531 | 1161 | 2 | 0.125 | 16 | 615 | 0.537 | 1145 | 0.532 | 242 | 0.796 | 304 | 374 | 129 | 245 | 289 | 72 | 55 | 0 | 72 | 155 | 175 |
1989 | 81 | 2960 | 1657 | 702 | 0.548 | 1282 | 2 | 0.087 | 23 | 700 | 0.556 | 1259 | 0.548 | 251 | 0.782 | 321 | 489 | 169 | 320 | 288 | 108 | 56 | 0 | 81 | 182 | 175 |
1990 | 80 | 2960 | 1685 | 711 | 0.548 | 1298 | 15 | 0.306 | 49 | 696 | 0.557 | 1249 | 0.554 | 248 | 0.782 | 317 | 478 | 160 | 318 | 288 | 99 | 49 | 0 | 80 | 160 | 190 |
1991 | 78 | 3008 | 1670 | 716 | 0.492 | 1455 | 26 | 0.289 | 90 | 690 | 0.505 | 1365 | 0.501 | 212 | 0.797 | 266 | 356 | 107 | 249 | 275 | 104 | 35 | 0 | 74 | 127 | 117 |
1992 | 54 | 2108 | 1075 | 450 | 0.447 | 1007 | 9 | 0.209 | 43 | 441 | 0.457 | 964 | 0.451 | 166 | 0.814 | 204 | 305 | 98 | 207 | 252 | 76 | 23 | 0 | 54 | 127 | 89 |
1993 | 82 | 2359 | 1221 | 510 | 0.447 | 1142 | 30 | 0.27 | 111 | 480 | 0.466 | 1031 | 0.46 | 171 | 0.81 | 211 | 247 | 73 | 174 | 278 | 92 | 27 | 0 | 69 | 137 | 87 |
1994 | 80 | 1597 | 812 | 340 | 0.406 | 838 | 32 | 0.288 | 111 | 308 | 0.424 | 727 | 0.425 | 100 | 0.741 | 135 | 181 | 48 | 133 | 154 | 45 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 80 |
