Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Melvin Turpin and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Melvin Turpin 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.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 15 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 11-4 winning record over Melvin Turpin, including a 2-1 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Melvin Turpin
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Melvin Turpin:
1984-85 to 1989-90
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
15 Games played
12 in Regular Season
3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Melvin Turpin
4
3
1
James Worthy
11
9
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Turpin 9.2 4.3 0.5 0.40.9
James Worthy 20.3 5.7 2.71.30.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Turpin 22 11 1 23
James Worthy 31 10 6 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Melvin Turpin 2

games		 3

games		 0

games		 1

game		5

games
James Worthy 13

games 		9

games		 13

games		 10

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 3

games		 2

games		 4

games		5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1984
1. Cavaliers 112   Melvin Turpin 11 7 0 0 1 1 1 32 5-14 .357 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 116   James Worthy 16 6 2 1 1 4 0 31 8-13 .615 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 09, 1985
2. Cavaliers 106   Melvin Turpin 18 11 0 1 1 4 2 31 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 133   James Worthy 11 2 3 2 0 2 2 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 1985
3. Cavaliers 129   Melvin Turpin 9 2 0 2 2 0 3 19 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 111   James Worthy 20 3 1 0 0 3 3 25 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Dec. 20, 1985
4. Cavaliers 116   Melvin Turpin 14 3 1 1 1 1 2 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 128   James Worthy 19 3 1 2 0 0 2 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-6 .833
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1986
5. Cavaliers 116   Melvin Turpin 20 7 0 0 3 0 2 22 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 121   James Worthy 22 9 3 3 1 2 2 36 11-17 .647 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 07, 1987
6. Cavaliers 118   Melvin Turpin 16 7 1 0 1 3 1 20 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Lakers 122   James Worthy 31 8 2 2 3 2 2 42 14-22 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 26, 1987
7. Jazz 109   Melvin Turpin 6 5 1 0 1 0 1 12 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 117   James Worthy 16 5 4 0 2 2 3 40 6-13 .462 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Jan. 26, 1988
8. Jazz 100   Melvin Turpin 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 08 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 111   James Worthy 18 10 2 2 0 1 2 37 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 26, 1988
9. Jazz 105   Melvin Turpin 22 6 1 0 2 1 4 22 10-13 .769 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 112   James Worthy 21 9 2 0 1 1 4 42 8-17 .471 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 29, 1988
10. Jazz 111   Melvin Turpin 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 03 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Lakers 122   James Worthy 31 5 6 1 0 1 2 42 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Apr. 02, 1988
11. Jazz 106   Melvin Turpin 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 11 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 92   James Worthy 18 2 3 2 1 3 3 38 7-19 .368 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 08, 1988
12. Jazz 91   Melvin Turpin 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 05 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   James Worthy 23 7 5 2 1 2 1 38 9-18 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
May. 15, 1988
13. Jazz 100   Melvin Turpin 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 05 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 113   James Worthy 29 6 2 1 0 4 2 39 12-22 .545 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
May. 19, 1988
14. Jazz 108   Melvin Turpin 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 80   James Worthy 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 19 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-2 .000
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 09, 1989
15. Bullets 103   Melvin Turpin 6 5 0 0 1 0 2 11 3-3 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 101   James Worthy 26 10 3 1 1 2 3 41 13-26 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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