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James Worthy
Position: Small Forward
Full Name: James Ager Worthy
Nickname: Big Game James
Born: February 27, 1961 in Gastonia, North Carolina
Height: 6-9
Weight: 225
High School: Ashbrook in Gastonia, North Carolina
College: North Carolina
Drafted: 1st Round, 1st Pick - LA Lakers, 1982
Jersey#: 42
Played for the Lakers from 1982 to 1994
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2003
Worthy first received national attention as a player for his star basketball performances as a ninth-grader at Grier Junior High in Gastonia, NC. By his junior year at the University of North Carolina, his playing exploits had become legendary. With teammates Sam Perkins and Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest collection of talent in collegiate basketball history, the Tar Heels stormed through the regular season and won the 1982 NCAA Championship. Worthy shared national Player of the Year honors with Virginia's Ralph Sampson and was selected as the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player.
Worthy passed up his senior year at North Carolina and was picked first overall by the Lakers. As in college, Worthy again became a member of a talented trio when he joined Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in his first season with the Lakers. As a pro, Worthy was quickly recognized as one of the finest small forwards of his time.
Worthy was a unanimous selection to the NBA All-Rookie team after scoring more than 1,000 points and becoming only the fourth rookie in Laker history to accomplish that feat. His one-handed swooping dunks, speed and ability to glide to the basket led him to earn the MVP Award from the 1988 NBA Finals and to become a member of the three NBA championship Laker teams (1985, 1987 and 1988). He got his nickname for his last-second heroics in games such as Game 7 of the 1988 NBA Finals against Detroit in which he recorded his first triple-double, 36 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assist.
Worthy retired at the start of the 1994-95 season after scoring 16,230 career points and ranking among the top 10 on the NBA's all-time playoff list for for career postseason field-goal percentage (.544).
Regular Season Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | LAL | 77 | 1970 | 447 | 772 | .579 | 138 | 221 | .624 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 399 | 5.2 | 132 | 221 | 91 | 178 | 64 | 1033 | 13.4 |
| 1984 | LAL | 82 | 2415 | 495 | 890 | .556 | 195 | 257 | .759 | 0 | 6 | - | 515 | 6.3 | 207 | 244 | 77 | 181 | 70 | 1185 | 14.5 |
| 1985 | LAL | 80 | 2696 | 610 | 1066 | .572 | 190 | 245 | .776 | 0 | 7 | - | 511 | 6.4 | 201 | 196 | 87 | 198 | 67 | 1410 | 17.6 |
| 1986 | LAL | 75 | 2454 | 629 | 1086 | .579 | 242 | 314 | .771 | 0 | 13 | - | 387 | 5.2 | 201 | 195 | 82 | 149 | 77 | 1500 | 20.0 |
| 1987 | LAL | 82 | 2819 | 651 | 1207 | .539 | 292 | 389 | .751 | 0 | 13 | - | 466 | 5.7 | 226 | 206 | 108 | 168 | 83 | 1594 | 19.4 |
| 1988 | LAL | 75 | 2655 | 617 | 1161 | .531 | 242 | 304 | .796 | 2 | 16 | .125 | 374 | 5.0 | 289 | 175 | 72 | 155 | 55 | 1478 | 19.7 |
| 1989 | LAL | 81 | 2960 | 702 | 1282 | .548 | 251 | 321 | .782 | 2 | 23 | .087 | 489 | 6.0 | 288 | 175 | 108 | 182 | 56 | 1657 | 20.5 |
| 1990 | LAL | 80 | 2960 | 711 | 1298 | .548 | 248 | 317 | .782 | 15 | 49 | .306 | 478 | 6.0 | 288 | 190 | 99 | 160 | 49 | 1685 | 21.1 |
| 1991 | LAL | 78 | 3008 | 716 | 1455 | .492 | 212 | 266 | .797 | 26 | 90 | .289 | 356 | 4.6 | 275 | 117 | 104 | 127 | 35 | 1670 | 21.4 |
| 1992 | LAL | 54 | 2108 | 450 | 1007 | .447 | 166 | 204 | .814 | 9 | 43 | .209 | 305 | 5.6 | 252 | 89 | 76 | 127 | 23 | 1075 | 19.9 |
| 1993 | LAL | 82 | 2359 | 510 | 1142 | .447 | 171 | 211 | .810 | 30 | 111 | .270 | 247 | 3.0 | 278 | 87 | 92 | 137 | 27 | 1221 | 14.9 |
| 1994 | LAL | 80 | 1597 | 340 | 838 | .406 | 100 | 135 | .741 | 32 | 111 | .288 | 181 | 2.3 | 154 | 80 | 45 | 97 | 18 | 812 | 10.2 |
| CAREER | 926 | 30001 | 6878 | 13204 | .521 | 2447 | 3184 | .769 | 117 | 486 | .241 | 4708 | 5.1 | 2791 | 1975 | 1041 | 1859 | 624 | 16320 | 17.6 | |
Playoff Stats
| YEAR | TEAM | G | MIN | FGM | FGA | PCT | FTM | FTA | PCT | 3PM | 3PA | PCT | REB | RPG | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | LAL | 21 | 708 | 164 | 274 | .599 | 42 | 69 | .609 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 105 | 5.0 | 56 | 57 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 371 | 17.7 |
| 1985 | LAL | 19 | 626 | 166 | 267 | .622 | 75 | 111 | .676 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 96 | 5.1 | 41 | 53 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 408 | 21.5 |
| 1986 | LAL | 14 | 539 | 121 | 217 | .558 | 32 | 47 | .681 | 0 | 4 | - | 65 | 4.6 | 45 | 43 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 274 | 19.6 |
| 1987 | LAL | 18 | 681 | 176 | 298 | .591 | 73 | 97 | .753 | 0 | 2 | - | 101 | 5.6 | 63 | 42 | 28 | 40 | 22 | 425 | 23.6 |
| 1988 | LAL | 24 | 896 | 204 | 390 | .523 | 97 | 128 | .758 | 1 | 9 | .111 | 139 | 5.8 | 106 | 58 | 33 | 55 | 19 | 506 | 21.1 |
| 1989 | LAL | 15 | 600 | 153 | 270 | .567 | 63 | 80 | .787 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 101 | 6.7 | 42 | 36 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 372 | 24.8 |
| 1990 | LAL | 9 | 366 | 90 | 181 | .497 | 36 | 43 | .837 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 50 | 5.6 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 218 | 24.2 |
| 1991 | LAL | 18 | 733 | 161 | 346 | .465 | 53 | 72 | .736 | 4 | 24 | .167 | 73 | 4.1 | 70 | 34 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 379 | 21.1 |
| 1993 | LAL | 5 | 148 | 32 | 86 | .372 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 17 | 3.4 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 13.8 |
| CAREER | 143 | 5297 | 1267 | 2329 | .544 | 474 | 652 | .727 | 14 | 67 | .209 | 747 | 5.2 | 463 | 352 | 177 | 298 | 96 | 3022 | 21.1 | |
