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

This is the detail of NBA games in which John Long 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 17 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 12-5 winning record over John Long, but John Long won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 1-0 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

John Long

vs.

James Worthy


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
John Long: 1978-79 to 1996-97
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

17 Games played

16 in Regular Season

1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
John Long	5	4	1
James Worthy	12	12	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
John Long	9.9	1.8	2.4	0.9	0.1
James Worthy	20.9	5.7	2.8	1.0	0.9

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
John Long	19	6	6	2	1
James Worthy	30	11	6	4	3

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
John Long	2 games	1 game	6 games	7 games	0 games
James Worthy	15 games	16 games	8 games	6 games	9 games
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	3 games	4 games	8 games

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. 02, 1983
1.	Pistons	112	John Long	4	1	3	1	0	4	1	25	1-8	.125	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	127	James Worthy	6	3	1	0	2	0	6	20	3-6	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 05, 1983
2.	Pistons	108	John Long	0	1	1	1	0		0	15	0-4	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	122	James Worthy	28	10	3	1	0		3	30	12-17	.706	0-0	-	4-7	.571


1983-84 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 04, 1984
3.	Pistons	114	John Long	10	2	3	2	0	2	3	26	3-11	.273	0-1	.000	4-4	1.000
	Lakers	118	James Worthy	20	11	5	0	1	6	2	33	5-9	.556	0-0	-	10-11	.909
	Mar. 23, 1984
4.	Pistons	121	John Long	18	4	6	1	0	3	1	32	8-14	.571	0-0	-	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	118	James Worthy	16	9	4	0	2	2	2	28	5-10	.500	0-0	-	6-9	.667


1984-85 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 13, 1985
5.	Pistons	121	John Long	19	6	3	0	0	2	1	36	8-20	.400	0-0	-	3-3	1.000
	Lakers	98	James Worthy	20	7	2	0	3	2	0	37	10-19	.526	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Mar. 24, 1985
6.	Pistons	130	John Long	18	3	3	1	1	0	1	34	8-20	.400	0-1	.000	2-2	1.000
	Lakers	148	James Worthy	14	0	1	0	1	2	0	33	7-13	.538	0-0	-	0-0	-


1985-86 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 15, 1985
7.	Pistons	119	John Long	16	0	0	2	1	1	2	17	8-11	.727	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	132	James Worthy	25	2	1	0	1	2	1	28	12-15	.800	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Jan. 19, 1986
8.	Pistons	118	John Long	6	1	3	0	0	0	0	08	3-5	.600	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	115	James Worthy	28	2	5	2	1	1	1	37	9-19	.474	0-0	-	10-12	.833


1986-87 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 22, 1987
9.	Pacers	108	John Long	17	0	4	1	0	0	2	34	6-17	.353	0-2	.000	5-5	1.000
	Lakers	118	James Worthy	22	4	4	1	0	1	5	31	7-9	.778	0-0	-	8-10	.800
	Feb. 13, 1987
10.	Pacers	108	John Long	11	2	1	2	0	3	6	24	5-12	.417	1-1	1.000	0-0	-
	Lakers	113	James Worthy	16	9	1	1	2	2	2	31	6-13	.462	0-0	-	4-4	1.000


1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jan. 09, 1988
11.	Pacers	98	John Long	5	2	3	0	0	1	1	28	2-9	.222	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Lakers	101	James Worthy	21	8	0	2	1	4	3	38	10-17	.588	0-0	-	1-1	1.000
	Feb. 09, 1988
12.	Pacers	110	John Long	19	1	3	1	0	3	2	34	9-18	.500	1-1	1.000	0-0	-
	Lakers	108	James Worthy	30	8	2	1	0	1	2	42	11-18	.611	0-1	.000	8-9	.889


1988-89 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Dec. 10, 1988
13.	Pacers	105	John Long	8	3	2	1	0	1	2	21	4-7	.571	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	112	James Worthy	24	5	3	2	1	5	3	37	7-14	.500	0-0	-	10-10	1.000


1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Jun. 06, 1989
14.	Pistons	109	John Long	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	02	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Lakers	97	James Worthy	17	2	3	1	1	1	1	39	6-18	.333	0-0	-	5-8	.625


1989-90 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 02, 1990
15.	Hawks	106	John Long	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	31	1-8	.125	0-0	-	1-2	.500
	Lakers	112	James Worthy	10	5	6	4	0	3	2	36	5-11	.455	0-0	-	0-2	.000
	Mar. 11, 1990
16.	Hawks	115	John Long	12	2	4	2	0	2	5	36	4-12	.333	0-1	.000	4-4	1.000
	Lakers	123	James Worthy	30	7	4	0	0	2	2	40	14-20	.700	0-2	.000	2-2	1.000


1990-91 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Feb. 24, 1991
17.	Pistons	96	John Long	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	04	0-1	.000	0-1	.000	0-0	-
OT	Lakers	102	James Worthy	29	5	2	2	0	0	3	49	14-27	.519	0-1	.000	1-6	.167