Michael Jordan vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Michael Jordan 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

Michael Jordan

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Jordan 6 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Michael Jordan 15 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Michael Jordan 13 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Michael Jordan 14 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Michael Jordan 5 James Worthy 0

Finals MVP Michael Jordan 6 James Worthy 1

All-NBA First Team Michael Jordan 10 James Worthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 11 James Worthy 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Jordan 9 James Worthy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Jordan 9 James Worthy 0

Defensive Player of The Year Michael Jordan 1 James Worthy 0

Scoring Leader Michael Jordan 10 James Worthy 0

Steals Leader Michael Jordan 3 James Worthy 0

Rookie of The Year Michael Jordan 1 James Worthy 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 30.1 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.2 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.3 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.8 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 32,292 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 6,672 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Michael Jordan 5,633 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Michael Jordan 2,514 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 893 James Worthy 624

Total Games Michael Jordan 1,072 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .497 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .327 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .835 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 33.4 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 6.4 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 5.7 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.1 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 0.9 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Jordan 5,987 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Michael Jordan 1,152 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Michael Jordan 1,022 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Michael Jordan 376 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Michael Jordan 158 James Worthy 96

Total Games Michael Jordan 179 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Jordan .487 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Michael Jordan .332 James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Michael Jordan .828 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)