Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Michael Adams and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Adams 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 21 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 14-7 winning record over Michael Adams. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Michael Adams
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Adams:
1985-86 to 1995-96
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
21 Games played
21 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Michael Adams
7
7
0
James Worthy
14
14
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 18.0 3.1 6.6 2.20.1
James Worthy 21.1 5.6 4.41.41.2
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 32 9 12 61
James Worthy 35 13 10 54
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Adams 7

games		 6

games		 14

games		 10

games		2

games
James Worthy 13

games 		15

games		 5

games		 3

games		10

games
Both had same stat 1

game		 0

games		 2

games		 8

games		9

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 18, 1987
1. Bullets 101   Michael Adams 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   James Worthy 20 7 3 2 2 5 1 38 8-16 .500 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Feb. 17, 1987
2. Bullets 114   Michael Adams 5 1 6 1 0 0 2 16 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 99   James Worthy 21 8 5 0 1 0 5 40 9-18 .500 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 21, 1988
3. Nuggets 115   Michael Adams 14 2 1 1 0 2 0 22 4-7 .571 1-3 .333 5-7 .714
Lakers 113   James Worthy 22 4 1 0 3 4 3 34 9-14 .643 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 11, 1988
4. Nuggets 108   Michael Adams 20 2 8 6 1 3 3 37 7-11 .636 4-7 .571 2-2 1.000
Lakers 120   James Worthy 18 3 3 2 0 2 2 39 6-11 .545 0-0 - 6-6 1.000
Mar. 25, 1988
5. Nuggets 120   Michael Adams 32 4 9 6 0 3 1 44 12-22 .545 2-8 .250 6-7 .857
Lakers 119   James Worthy 24 0 9 5 3 1 4 38 10-16 .625 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Apr. 13, 1988
6. Nuggets 120   Michael Adams 22 5 9 1 0 3 1 44 8-17 .471 2-4 .500 4-4 1.000
Lakers 106   James Worthy 15 2 3 1 0 0 2 31 6-15 .400 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 09, 1988
7. Nuggets 110   Michael Adams 18 1 5 2 0 3 2 36 7-15 .467 2-5 .400 2-2 1.000
Lakers 128   James Worthy 26 8 6 2 4 2 2 34 11-14 .786 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Nov. 15, 1988
8. Nuggets 146   Michael Adams 23 3 4 2 0 1 4 41 8-18 .444 2-6 .333 5-6 .833
2OT Lakers 148   James Worthy 33 9 7 1 3 2 3 50 12-24 .500 0-0 - 9-10 .900
Apr. 01, 1989
9. Nuggets 114   Michael Adams 21 4 7 4 0 3 1 42 7-14 .500 4-8 .500 3-4 .750
OT Lakers 108   James Worthy 25 3 4 1 4 3 2 44 11-20 .550 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Apr. 18, 1989
10. Nuggets 118   Michael Adams 22 1 8 3 0 2 3 37 7-11 .636 3-4 .750 5-6 .833
Lakers 142   James Worthy 26 11 6 2 0 3 4 36 11-18 .611 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 17, 1989
11. Nuggets 105   Michael Adams 11 1 1 4 0 2 2 28 4-12 .333 1-3 .333 2-4 .500
Lakers 119   James Worthy 20 6 2 0 1 3 4 37 8-10 .800 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 03, 1990
12. Nuggets 98   Michael Adams 15 4 8 1 0 0 1 30 5-15 .333 2-7 .286 3-4 .750
Lakers 114   James Worthy 15 13 4 1 1 4 0 35 6-12 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Feb. 21, 1990
13. Nuggets 111   Michael Adams 15 2 5 0 0 1 2 40 5-17 .294 1-6 .167 4-4 1.000
Lakers 113   James Worthy 10 4 3 0 0 4 3 33 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 1990
14. Nuggets 109   Michael Adams 22 2 5 1 1 3 1 37 9-20 .450 4-8 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 116   James Worthy 28 4 9 1 0 4 3 38 11-14 .786 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 21, 1990
15. Nuggets 121   Michael Adams 19 4 9 0 0 2 2 32 6-15 .400 3-10 .300 4-6 .667
Lakers 141   James Worthy 29 8 4 0 0 6 5 38 13-18 .722 0-0 - 3-6 .500
Feb. 28, 1991
16. Nuggets 108   Michael Adams 31 1 8 2 0 6 0 36 13-22 .591 4-7 .571 1-1 1.000
Lakers 121   James Worthy 17 3 3 4 0 3 1 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 15, 1991
17. Nuggets 117   Michael Adams 18 5 12 2 0 5 1 32 6-21 .286 0-5 .000 6-8 .750
Lakers 127   James Worthy 35 8 10 3 0 2 1 39 16-28 .571 1-1 1.000 2-4 .500
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1992
18. Bullets 108   Michael Adams 14 9 7 1 0 3 0 35 5-13 .385 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Lakers 92   James Worthy 16 6 6 1 0 2 1 40 6-16 .375 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 11, 1992
19. Bullets 93   Michael Adams 13 2 10 5 0 2 1 39 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Lakers 118   James Worthy 9 3 3 0 0 2 4 20 4-12 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jan. 24, 1993
20. Bullets 110   Michael Adams 15 9 9 5 0 3 1 45 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000
OT Lakers 112   James Worthy 25 6 1 3 4 1 1 36 11-24 .458 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000
1993-94 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 05, 1994
21. Bullets 124   Michael Adams 29 3 8 0 0 3 2 40 10-18 .556 6-8 .750 3-4 .750
Lakers 118   James Worthy 10 2 1 0 0 2 0 18 5-15 .333 0-3 .000 0-0 -
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