Cotton Nash vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Cotton Nash that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Cotton Nash

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cotton Nash: 1964-65 to 1964-65
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cotton Nash 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Cotton Nash 1 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Cotton Nash 0 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Cotton Nash 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cotton Nash 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cotton Nash 0 James Worthy 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash 137 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash 83 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Cotton Nash 19 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games Cotton Nash 45 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash .324 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash .827 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash 3.0 (1965) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash 1.8 (1965) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash 0.4 (1965) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cotton Nash - James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Cotton Nash - James Worthy 747

Total Assists Cotton Nash - James Worthy 463

Total Steals Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games Cotton Nash 0 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cotton Nash - James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Cotton Nash - James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cotton Nash - James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cotton Nash - James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cotton Nash - James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cotton Nash - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.