Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Ed Nealy and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Ed Nealy and James Worthy played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 31 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 24-7 winning record over Ed Nealy, including a 5-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Ed Nealy:
1982-83 to 1992-93
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
31 Games played
26 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Ed Nealy
7
7
0
James Worthy
24
19
5

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ed Nealy 2.8 3.1 1.0 0.40.0
James Worthy 19.5 5.6 3.71.21.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ed Nealy 12 15 5 31
James Worthy 32 12 9 53
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Ed Nealy 0

games
8

games
2

games
3

games
1

game
James Worthy 30

games
23

games
26

games
19

games
18

games
Both had same stat 1

game
0

games
3

games
9

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12

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1982
1. Kings 117   Ed Nealy 0 4 1 0 0 1 3 15 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 139   James Worthy 13 7 2 5 0 4 1 29 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Feb. 06, 1983
2. Kings 106   Ed Nealy 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 05 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 116   James Worthy 15 8 4 0 2 2 3 23 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 18, 1983
3. Kings 124   Ed Nealy 10 5 0 3 0 6 28 5-7 .714 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 118   James Worthy 12 7 1 0 1 6 14 5-7 .714 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Mar. 18, 1983
4. Kings 96   Ed Nealy 10 12 0 0 0 3 32 4-6 .667 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 109   James Worthy 10 9 1 5 3 4 25 4-7 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 08, 1983
5. Kings 106   Ed Nealy 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 07 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 129   James Worthy 20 6 2 1 1 1 4 23 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Jan. 12, 1984
6. Kings 89   Ed Nealy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 07 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 95   James Worthy 15 8 3 2 1 2 3 33 5-6 .833 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 21, 1984
7. Kings 116   Ed Nealy 5 3 3 0 0 1 2 19 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 123   James Worthy 16 2 3 1 2 3 0 31 6-10 .600 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1984 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 18, 1984
8. Kings 105   Ed Nealy 6 6 2 0 0 1 0 17 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 116   James Worthy 16 7 4 0 3 0 2 28 8-15 .533 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 20, 1984
9. Kings 102   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   James Worthy 18 3 2 1 0 2 3 36 9-14 .643 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 05, 1985
10. Kings 125   Ed Nealy 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 132   James Worthy 25 2 8 1 0 1 1 31 12-18 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1986
11. Spurs 108   Ed Nealy 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   James Worthy 17 6 1 1 2 4 2 35 8-16 .500 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 11, 1987
12. Spurs 109   Ed Nealy 4 4 0 0 0 1 2 13 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 111   James Worthy 30 5 5 2 2 3 4 35 12-15 .800 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 20, 1987
13. Spurs 115   Ed Nealy 4 8 5 2 0 2 4 19 1-4 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 147   James Worthy 10 5 4 1 0 2 1 25 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Apr. 10, 1987
14. Spurs 121   Ed Nealy 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 11 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 131   James Worthy 24 3 4 1 1 1 2 34 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-8 .500
Apr. 17, 1987
15. Spurs 115   Ed Nealy 10 15 2 2 1 2 5 32 5-6 .833 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   James Worthy 15 4 6 2 0 0 0 27 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 10, 1987
16. Spurs 124   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 133   James Worthy 32 10 7 2 3 2 5 39 12-19 .632 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Jan. 04, 1988
17. Spurs 115   Ed Nealy 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 17 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 133   James Worthy 23 7 7 0 0 0 2 34 10-18 .556 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 12, 1988
18. Spurs 132   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 133   James Worthy 23 3 6 0 0 1 1 40 8-15 .533 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
Apr. 19, 1988
19. Spurs 126   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 133   James Worthy 28 3 5 1 2 2 3 37 13-20 .650 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference First Round
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Apr. 29, 1988
20. Spurs 110   Ed Nealy 4 6 1 1 0 0 3 26 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 122   James Worthy 22 3 9 1 0 7 2 37 10-15 .667 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
May. 01, 1988
21. Spurs 112   Ed Nealy 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 130   James Worthy 18 2 1 2 2 3 3 34 6-15 .400 0-0 - 6-8 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1988
22. Suns 111   Ed Nealy 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 16 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 96   James Worthy 16 8 3 1 2 3 3 41 7-21 .333 0-2 .000 2-3 .667
Feb. 01, 1989
23. Suns 114   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 97   James Worthy 15 4 2 0 0 1 0 33 7-12 .583 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Feb. 26, 1989
24. Suns 122   Ed Nealy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 134   James Worthy 25 8 3 0 1 3 2 40 12-16 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 28, 1989
25. Suns 127   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 104   James Worthy 24 11 1 1 0 0 1 30 10-19 .526 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1989 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1989
26. Suns 107   Ed Nealy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   James Worthy 29 12 3 1 1 1 1 43 11-17 .647 0-0 - 7-7 1.000
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1990
27. Suns 98   Ed Nealy 4 5 0 0 0 1 2 10 1-2 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 108   James Worthy 17 4 2 1 0 2 2 43 7-18 .389 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Feb. 12, 1991
28. Suns 99   Ed Nealy 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 04 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 95   James Worthy 21 5 4 1 0 3 0 41 10-22 .455 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Apr. 07, 1991
29. Suns 85   Ed Nealy 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 14 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 93   James Worthy 21 1 4 3 1 4 0 39 8-16 .500 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 1991
30. Suns 113   Ed Nealy 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 05 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 85   James Worthy 14 7 5 1 0 1 2 36 4-22 .182 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Nov. 19, 1991
31. Suns 95   Ed Nealy 12 6 4 0 0 2 2 31 5-9 .556 2-3 .667 0-0 -
Lakers 103   James Worthy 22 4 4 0 1 1 0 43 9-22 .409 0-0 - 4-4 1.000