Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 James Worthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 James Worthy 2

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 James Worthy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 James Worthy 624

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77 James Worthy 747

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68 James Worthy 463

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11 James Worthy 96

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400 James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)