Head-to-Head: Games Played Between John Salley and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which John Salley 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.

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They faced each other a total of 25 times in NBA games. John Salley has a 15-10 winning record over James Worthy, including a 7-4 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

John Salley
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
John Salley:
1986-87 to 1999-00
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
25 Games played
14 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
John Salley
15
8
7
James Worthy
10
6
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Salley 7.2 4.6 1.2 0.41.3
James Worthy 20.5 5.8 3.21.10.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Salley 17 10 6 25
James Worthy 40 16 10 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
John Salley 3

games		 9

games		 3

games		 5

games		12

games
James Worthy 22

games 		14

games		 19

games		 15

games		5

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 2

games		 3

games		 5

games		8

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
1. Pistons 119   John Salley 9 6 1 0 2 1 1 21 4-5 .800 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 114   James Worthy 22 7 4 1 0 1 2 39 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 26, 1987
2. Pistons 111   John Salley 16 7 3 0 1 0 5 25 5-8 .625 0-0 - 6-8 .750
Lakers 128   James Worthy 24 4 6 1 5 2 0 41 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
3. Pistons 104   John Salley 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 19 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 106   James Worthy 18 8 2 3 0 4 4 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 21, 1988
4. Pistons 110   John Salley 4 4 2 0 0 6 3 30 2-2 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   James Worthy 24 5 2 0 1 1 3 43 11-23 .478 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
5. Pistons 105   John Salley 2 5 1 0 1 2 3 20 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 93   James Worthy 19 3 3 1 0 1 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
6. Pistons 96   John Salley 9 5 2 1 0 3 5 25 3-4 .750 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Lakers 108   James Worthy 26 10 6 0 1 2 4 45 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jun. 12, 1988
7. Pistons 86   John Salley 8 6 0 2 3 0 4 28 4-9 .444 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 99   James Worthy 24 9 3 1 2 2 1 41 8-20 .400 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jun. 14, 1988
8. Pistons 111   John Salley 4 4 1 0 1 0 3 23 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 86   James Worthy 7 1 1 0 0 1 3 26 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jun. 16, 1988
9. Pistons 104   John Salley 7 10 1 1 3 0 5 24 1-2 .500 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Lakers 94   James Worthy 14 4 4 0 1 2 5 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jun. 19, 1988
10. Pistons 102   John Salley 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 21 1-2 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 103   James Worthy 28 9 4 1 0 5 1 46 12-22 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jun. 21, 1988
11. Pistons 105   John Salley 17 10 1 1 1 1 2 36 6-9 .667 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Lakers 108   James Worthy 36 16 10 2 0 5 2 44 15-22 .682 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
12. Pistons 102   John Salley 6 6 0 0 1 1 5 19 3-5 .600 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 99   James Worthy 18 9 1 2 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 14, 1989
13. Pistons 111   John Salley 11 1 2 1 2 1 5 31 5-10 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 103   James Worthy 33 10 3 3 1 4 0 44 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
14. Pistons 109   John Salley 5 2 1 0 5 2 3 21 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 97   James Worthy 17 2 3 1 1 1 1 39 6-18 .333 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jun. 08, 1989
15. Pistons 108   John Salley 8 2 0 1 3 0 4 17 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 105   James Worthy 19 5 4 0 1 3 3 43 7-19 .368 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jun. 11, 1989
16. Pistons 114   John Salley 9 3 3 0 0 0 5 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 110   James Worthy 26 7 4 1 1 2 3 42 9-18 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Jun. 13, 1989
17. Pistons 105   John Salley 8 3 1 0 3 0 2 20 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 97   James Worthy 40 3 3 0 3 1 3 46 17-26 .654 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1989
18. Pistons 108   John Salley 4 3 0 2 0 2 6 23 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
OT Lakers 97   James Worthy 19 13 2 1 1 3 4 47 7-22 .318 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 21, 1990
19. Pistons 97   John Salley 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 19 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
Lakers 107   James Worthy 31 8 4 2 0 2 3 42 14-22 .636 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1990
20. Pistons 90   John Salley 7 3 1 0 1 0 4 23 3-6 .500 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 114   James Worthy 23 4 0 2 1 0 0 38 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 20, 1991
21. Pistons 112   John Salley 13 4 6 0 1 0 0 23 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 93   James Worthy 11 1 3 1 0 1 1 32 5-16 .313 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1992
22. Heat 107   John Salley 8 4 0 0 0 2 5 17 4-6 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 96   James Worthy 26 1 5 0 0 1 3 33 12-19 .632 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 10, 1993
23. Heat 101   John Salley 6 10 1 0 1 0 6 33 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 89   James Worthy 0 2 1 2 1 3 2 31 0-8 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1993
24. Heat 109   John Salley 8 10 1 0 1 1 3 27 2-4 .500 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 92   James Worthy 6 3 0 0 1 3 1 15 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 21, 1994
25. Heat 81   John Salley 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 84   James Worthy 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 08 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
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