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James Worthy

“Big Games”

Career (regular season)

GP
926
PTS
17.6
REB
5.1
AST
3.0

Personal details

Position
Forward
Height and weight
2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) · 102 kg (225 lb)
Born
February 27, 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Gastonia, Estados Unidos
School / club
North Carolina
Draft
1982: round 1, pick 1
NBA career
1982-1993 · 12 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1982-83 LAL 77 1,033 399 132 1,970 91 64 178 57.9 25.0 62.4
1983-84 LAL 82 1,185 515 207 2,415 77 70 181 55.6 0.0 75.9
1984-85 LAL 80 1,410 511 201 2,696 87 67 198 57.2 0.0 77.6
1985-86 LAL 75 1,500 387 201 2,454 82 77 149 57.9 0.0 77.1
1986-87 LAL 82 1,594 466 226 2,819 108 83 168 53.9 0.0 75.1
1987-88 LAL 75 1,478 374 289 2,655 72 55 155 53.1 12.5 79.6
1988-89 LAL 81 1,657 489 288 2,960 108 56 182 54.8 8.7 78.2
1989-90 LAL 80 1,685 478 288 2,960 99 49 160 54.8 30.6 78.2
1990-91 LAL 78 1,670 356 275 3,008 104 35 127 49.2 28.9 79.7
1991-92 LAL 54 1,075 305 252 2,108 76 23 127 44.7 20.9 81.4
1992-93 LAL 82 1,221 247 278 2,359 92 27 137 44.7 27.0 81.0
1993-94 LAL 80 812 181 154 1,597 45 18 97 40.6 28.8 74.1
Career 926 16,320 4,708 2,791 30,001 1,041 624 1,859 52.1 24.1 76.9

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1983-84 LAL 21 371 105 56 708 27 11 39 59.9 50.0 60.9
1984-85 LAL 19 408 96 41 626 17 13 26 62.2 50.0 67.6
1985-86 LAL 14 274 65 45 539 16 10 36 55.8 0.0 68.1
1986-87 LAL 18 425 101 63 681 28 22 40 59.1 0.0 75.3
1987-88 LAL 24 506 139 106 896 33 19 55 52.3 11.1 75.8
1988-89 LAL 15 372 101 42 600 18 16 33 56.7 37.5 78.8
1989-90 LAL 9 218 50 27 366 14 3 22 49.7 25.0 83.7
1990-91 LAL 18 379 73 70 733 19 2 40 46.5 16.7 73.6
1992-93 LAL 5 69 17 13 148 5 0 7 37.2 25.0 60.0
Career 143 3,022 747 463 5,297 177 96 298 54.4 20.9 72.7

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 2003 (as a player)
  • NBA champion (3): 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88
  • Finals MVP: 1987-88
  • All-NBA Third Team (2): 1989-90, 1990-91
  • All-Rookie First Team: 1982-83
  • 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996): 1996-97
  • All-Star (7): 1986 (starter), 1987 (starter), 1988, 1989, 1990 (starter), 1991, 1992

Championship rings (3)

  • Drawing of the Los Angeles Lakers championship ring, 1984-8519851984-85

    En la cara, un balón con su canasta hecho de diamantes sobre una piedra morada. Aparecen ejemplares con punzón de Balfour (oro de 14 quilates, de directivos) y de Jostens (muestras de oro de 10 quilates), así que las fuentes no dejan claro el fabricante.

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    Los Angeles Lakers

  • Drawing of the Los Angeles Lakers championship ring, 1986-8719871986-87

    Maker: Balfour

    Oro de 14 quilates con cinco diamantes redondos, uno por cada título de los Lakers en Los Ángeles, el resultado de las Finales (LA 4, BOS 2) y el punzón «LGB 14K», el de L.G. Balfour (anillo de Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, según la casa de subastas).

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    Los Angeles Lakers

  • Drawing of the Los Angeles Lakers championship ring, 1987-8819881987-88

    Maker: Balfour

    Se conserva la muestra de vendedor, de oro de 10 quilates y unos 34 g, con marca de Balfour (la de Magic Johnson, según la casa de subastas).

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    Los Angeles Lakers

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Retired number

  • Los Angeles Lakers: No. 42 (1982-1994 with the team)

Draft

Transactions

  1. · Retirement

    James Worthy retired from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Salaries

Season Team Salary
1984-85 LAL $0.4M
1985-86 LAL $0.6M
1987-88 LAL $1.1M
1988-89 LAL $1.3M
1989-90 LAL $1.5M
1990-91 LAL $1.6M
1991-92 LAL $1.8M
1992-93 LAL $1.9M
1993-94 LAL $1.8M
Career total $11.9M

Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.

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