Sam Worthen vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Sam Worthen 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

Sam Worthen

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Worthen: 1980-81 to 1981-82
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Worthen 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Sam Worthen 2 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Sam Worthen 1 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Sam Worthen 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Worthen 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Worthen 0 James Worthy 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Worthen 3.5 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Sam Worthen 1.7 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Sam Worthen 1.7 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Sam Worthen 0.8 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Sam Worthen 0.1 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Worthen 239 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Sam Worthen 116 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Sam Worthen 118 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Sam Worthen 57 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Sam Worthen 6 James Worthy 624

Total Games Sam Worthen 69 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Worthen .492 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Sam Worthen .000 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Sam Worthen .750 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Worthen 3.7 (1981) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Worthen 1.8 (1981) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Sam Worthen 1.8 (1981) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Sam Worthen 0.9 (1981) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Sam Worthen 0.1 (1981) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Worthen 0 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Sam Worthen 0 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Sam Worthen 0 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Sam Worthen 0 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Sam Worthen 0 James Worthy 96

Total Games Sam Worthen 1 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Worthen - James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Sam Worthen - James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Sam Worthen - James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 (1981) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 (1981) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 (1981) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 (1981) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Sam Worthen 0.0 (1981) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)