Head-to-Head: Games Played Between George Johnson and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which George Johnson 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:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 5 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 4-1 winning record over George Johnson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
George Johnson:
1978-79 to 1985-86
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
5 Games played
5 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
George Johnson
1
1
0
James Worthy
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Johnson 13.2 6.4 2.8 1.41.2
James Worthy 11.8 6.8 4.21.41.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Johnson 19 12 6 42
James Worthy 18 11 5 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
George Johnson 4

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2

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1

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2

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1

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James Worthy 1

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3

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3

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3

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1

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Both had same stat 0

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0

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1

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 1983
1. Pacers 102   George Johnson 10 2 1 0 2 4 2 25 5-10 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 105   James Worthy 6 3 5 1 2 3 27 2-6 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 20, 1983
2. Pacers 112   George Johnson 19 7 6 2 2 3 5 28 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 126   James Worthy 13 4 1 1 0 1 4 24 6-9 .667 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 07, 1984
3. Pacers 105   George Johnson 17 12 2 0 2 3 3 29 7-15 .467 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Lakers 106   James Worthy 12 8 5 3 2 4 3 37 4-13 .308 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 10, 1984
4. Pacers 126   George Johnson 18 9 5 4 0 3 0 30 6-13 .462 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Lakers 114   James Worthy 10 11 5 0 0 1 1 29 5-12 .417 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 25, 1985
5. 76ers 104   George Johnson 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 09 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   James Worthy 18 8 5 2 1 4 0 41 8-15 .533 0-0 - 2-2 1.000