Joe Fulks vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Fulks 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 James Worthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 James Worthy 2

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 James Worthy 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * James Worthy 747

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - 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.