Herb Scherer vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Herb Scherer 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

Herb Scherer

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Herb Scherer: 1950-51 to 1951-52
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Herb Scherer 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Herb Scherer 2 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Herb Scherer 0 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Herb Scherer 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Herb Scherer 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Herb Scherer 0 James Worthy 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herb Scherer 3.6 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer 2.4 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer 0.7 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Herb Scherer 115 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Herb Scherer 76 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Herb Scherer 23 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games Herb Scherer 32 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herb Scherer .289 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Herb Scherer .592 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herb Scherer 3.9 (1952) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer 2.5 (1951) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer 0.9 (1951) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Herb Scherer - James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer - James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer - James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Herb Scherer - James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Herb Scherer - James Worthy 747

Total Assists Herb Scherer - James Worthy 463

Total Steals Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games Herb Scherer 0 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Herb Scherer - James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Herb Scherer - James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Herb Scherer - James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Herb Scherer - James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Herb Scherer - James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Herb Scherer - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Herb Scherer - 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.