Career snapshot
12seasons
926games
16,327career pts
17.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Los Angeles Lakers
· 926 games · 1982-83–1993-94
Position rank · 1993-94
#50PPG rank
#53PER rank
#75WS rank
Among 102 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
21.4
1990-91 · LAL
RPG
6.4
1984-85 · LAL
APG
4.7
1991-92 · LAL
PER
20.4
1985-86 · LAL
WS
10.6
1989-90 · LAL
Draft
1982
Round 1 ·
Pick 1
from North Carolina
Honors & awards
1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
7×
All-Star Selection
1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985
2×
All-NBA Team
1990, 1989
1×
NBA Finals MVP
1988
1×
All-Rookie Team
1982
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | LAL | 77 | 1 | 25.6 | 13.4 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 57.9 | 25.0 | 62.4 | 17.4 | 5.1 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 82 | 53 | 29.5 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 75.9 | 16.5 | 6.5 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 80 | 76 | 33.7 | 17.6 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 57.2 | 0.0 | 77.6 | 17.0 | 7.5 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 75 | 73 | 32.7 | 20.0 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 57.9 | 0.0 | 77.1 | 20.4 | 9.5 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 82 | 82 | 34.4 | 19.4 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 75.1 | 18.4 | 9.3 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 75 | 72 | 35.4 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 53.1 | 12.5 | 79.6 | 18.2 | 7.9 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 81 | 81 | 36.5 | 20.5 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 54.8 | 8.7 | 78.2 | 19.0 | 9.7 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 80 | 80 | 37.0 | 21.1 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 54.8 | 30.6 | 78.2 | 19.8 | 10.6 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 78 | 74 | 38.6 | 21.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 49.2 | 28.9 | 79.7 | 18.1 | 9.0 |
| 1991-92 | LAL | 54 | 54 | 39.0 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 44.7 | 20.9 | 81.4 | 16.7 | 3.1 |
| 1992-93 | LAL | 82 | 69 | 28.8 | 14.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 44.7 | 27.0 | 81.0 | 15.6 | 3.0 |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 80 | 2 | 20.0 | 10.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 40.6 | 28.8 | 74.1 | 12.8 | 0.1 |
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About James Worthy
James Ager Worthy is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Big Game James", he played his entire professional career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Worthy was a seven-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA Team member who won three NBA championships and was voted the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1988. He was named to both the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams.