Earl Shannon vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Earl Shannon 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

Earl Shannon

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Shannon: 1946-47 to 1948-49
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Shannon 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Earl Shannon 3 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Earl Shannon 0 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Earl Shannon 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Shannon 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Shannon 0 James Worthy 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Shannon 8.6 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon 1.3 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Shannon 1,156 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Earl Shannon 177 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games Earl Shannon 134 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Shannon .305 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Earl Shannon .598 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Shannon 12.1 (1947) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon 1.5 (1947) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Shannon - James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon - James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Shannon - James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 747

Total Assists Earl Shannon - James Worthy 463

Total Steals Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games Earl Shannon 0 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Shannon - James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Earl Shannon - James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Shannon - James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Shannon - James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Earl Shannon - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Shannon - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.