Don Carlson vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Don Carlson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Don Carlson

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Carlson: 1946-47 to 1950-51
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Carlson 2 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Don Carlson 4 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Don Carlson 3 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Don Carlson 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Carlson 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Carlson 0 James Worthy 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 * James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.8 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 1,447 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 15 * James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Don Carlson 324 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games Don Carlson 180 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .330 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .623 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 10.7 (1947) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson 1.7 (1951) * James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 3.1 (1949) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Carlson 8.0 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 1.5 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Carlson 249 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Don Carlson 0 * James Worthy 747

Total Assists Don Carlson 45 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games Don Carlson 31 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Carlson .295 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Don Carlson .631 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Carlson 12.3 (1947) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Don Carlson - * James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Don Carlson 2.8 (1949) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Don Carlson - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.