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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Michael Phelps 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 9 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 6-3 winning record over Michael Phelps. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Michael Phelps:
1985-86 to 1987-88
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
9 Games played
9 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Michael Phelps
3
3
0
James Worthy
6
6
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Phelps 4.3 0.8 1.8 0.80.1
James Worthy 21.3 5.7 2.40.90.9
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Phelps 11 3 5 31
James Worthy 26 9 7 23
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Michael Phelps 0

games
0

games
3

games
2

games
0

games
James Worthy 9

games
9

games
5

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3

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
1

game
4

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4

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 11, 1986
1. Supersonics 105   Michael Phelps 4 3 2 3 1 0 4 22 2-8 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 99   James Worthy 26 7 2 1 1 1 2 39 12-17 .706 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 09, 1986
2. Supersonics 106   Michael Phelps 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 108   James Worthy 16 7 2 2 0 0 2 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 13, 1986
3. Supersonics 92   Michael Phelps 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 24 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 105   James Worthy 17 4 3 0 1 1 4 34 7-11 .636 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Mar. 29, 1986
4. Supersonics 88   Michael Phelps 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 16 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 87   James Worthy 18 7 1 1 0 4 3 39 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Apr. 01, 1986
5. Supersonics 104   Michael Phelps 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18 0-4 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 109   James Worthy 23 4 1 1 3 3 3 37 11-17 .647 0-0 - 1-4 .250
1986-87 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1986
6. Supersonics 96   Michael Phelps 4 1 5 1 0 0 1 13 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   James Worthy 26 9 2 1 1 5 4 36 8-17 .471 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Nov. 12, 1986
7. Supersonics 97   Michael Phelps 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 08 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Lakers 122   James Worthy 20 4 3 1 1 1 1 33 7-14 .500 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jan. 28, 1987
8. Supersonics 125   Michael Phelps 7 0 2 0 0 0 3 08 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
Lakers 101   James Worthy 20 5 1 1 1 3 2 37 8-17 .471 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Mar. 04, 1987
9. Supersonics 124   Michael Phelps 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 09 3-4 .750 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 138   James Worthy 26 4 7 0 0 2 4 41 10-18 .556 0-0 - 6-6 1.000