Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Gary Payton and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Gary Payton and James Worthy played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
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They faced each other a total of 18 times in NBA games. Gary Payton has a 13-5 winning record over James Worthy. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Gary Payton
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
18 Games played
18 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Gary Payton
13
13
0
James Worthy
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 11.8 3.1 6.3 1.50.2
James Worthy 13.3 3.4 3.40.70.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 24 7 12 51
James Worthy 27 9 9 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Gary Payton 8

games		 7

games		 14

games		 9

games		3

games
James Worthy 9

games 		6

games		 2

games		 4

games		5

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 5

games		 2

games		 5

games		10

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1991
1. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 4 2 6 0 0 3 3 24 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 88   James Worthy 21 2 3 0 0 1 3 39 10-21 .476 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Jan. 18, 1991
2. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 12 4 11 0 1 2 5 38 6-11 .545 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 105   James Worthy 14 3 7 0 0 2 0 41 6-16 .375 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 20, 1991
3. Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 2 4 12 0 0 3 2 25 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 106   James Worthy 23 4 7 1 0 3 4 40 9-19 .474 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Mar. 24, 1991
4. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 6 1 3 1 0 4 4 20 1-3 .333 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 113   James Worthy 19 4 5 0 1 3 3 41 9-15 .600 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 21, 1991
5. Supersonics 100   Gary Payton 2 1 6 0 0 1 4 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   James Worthy 4 2 1 0 0 2 1 21 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1992
6. Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 19 5 3 2 0 4 2 37 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Lakers 108   James Worthy 27 4 3 3 0 2 2 42 13-29 .448 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Jan. 20, 1992
7. Supersonics 110   Gary Payton 20 5 6 2 0 2 2 35 7-18 .389 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Lakers 116   James Worthy 13 9 2 1 0 3 4 28 4-13 .308 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 20, 1992
8. Supersonics 105   Gary Payton 2 1 7 0 0 1 2 28 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   James Worthy 20 5 5 0 2 3 4 36 9-12 .750 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1992
9. Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 11 5 7 2 0 3 3 32 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 102   James Worthy 7 5 5 0 1 3 1 32 2-10 .200 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Dec. 23, 1992
10. Supersonics 80   Gary Payton 16 1 3 2 0 1 4 30 8-15 .533 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 79   James Worthy 16 2 2 3 0 3 2 35 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 20, 1993
11. Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 22 2 4 5 0 0 2 29 8-12 .667 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 101   James Worthy 15 1 4 1 0 2 1 38 7-18 .389 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Apr. 11, 1993
12. Supersonics 96   Gary Payton 9 3 6 3 1 2 1 35 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 98   James Worthy 10 2 9 1 0 3 2 28 5-16 .313 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 23, 1993
13. Supersonics 122   Gary Payton 12 2 3 3 1 2 5 23 5-8 .625 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 93   James Worthy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 1993
14. Supersonics 129   Gary Payton 12 3 8 1 0 0 1 27 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 101   James Worthy 8 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Dec. 29, 1993
15. Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 24 5 9 1 0 0 1 42 9-17 .529 0-1 .000 6-7 .857
Lakers 92   James Worthy 12 5 2 0 0 2 1 24 5-17 .294 1-6 .167 1-2 .500
Jan. 18, 1994
16. Supersonics 103   Gary Payton 16 7 9 2 0 5 0 37 7-16 .438 0-0 - 2-8 .250
Lakers 88   James Worthy 3 3 1 0 0 3 2 19 1-11 .091 0-4 .000 1-2 .500
Mar. 31, 1994
17. Supersonics 95   Gary Payton 20 3 4 2 0 1 3 39 9-16 .563 0-1 .000 2-6 .333
Lakers 92   James Worthy 15 3 3 0 1 1 2 33 5-10 .500 1-1 1.000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 20, 1994
18. Supersonics 112   Gary Payton 4 1 7 1 0 1 4 25 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-2 .000
Lakers 90   James Worthy 8 6 2 2 1 3 1 31 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 0-0 -
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