Tom Patterson vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Tom Patterson 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

Tom Patterson

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Patterson 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Patterson 0 James Worthy 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.2 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Tom Patterson - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.