Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rich Kelley and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rich Kelley 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 16 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 13-3 winning record over Rich Kelley. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rich Kelley:
1975-76 to 1985-86
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
16 Games played
16 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Rich Kelley
3
3
0
James Worthy
13
13
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rich Kelley 4.3 4.8 1.9 1.30.5
James Worthy 16.4 5.6 2.41.00.8
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rich Kelley 10 9 5 42
James Worthy 31 17 4 42
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rich Kelley 1

game
7

games
4

games
7

games
4

games
James Worthy 15

games
6

games
9

games
2

games
8

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
3

games
7

games
4

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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
%
Nov. 03, 1982
1. Nuggets 134   Rich Kelley 6 5 1 0 1 0 5 19 2-5 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
OT Lakers 135   James Worthy 13 1 1 2 1 2 2 27 5-8 .625 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Nov. 04, 1982
2. Nuggets 108   Rich Kelley 4 5 2 2 0 1 4 16 2-6 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 131   James Worthy 20 7 3 1 1 0 4 27 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Nov. 21, 1982
3. Nuggets 129   Rich Kelley 6 8 2 0 1 4 4 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 143   James Worthy 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 14 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 09, 1983
4. Jazz 99   Rich Kelley 6 5 5 0 0 2 4 25 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 113   James Worthy 16 5 2 0 1 3 4 18 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 26, 1983
5. Jazz 101   Rich Kelley 5 8 4 4 0 1 2 31 2-4 .500 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 92   James Worthy 10 6 2 4 0 6 2 24 5-11 .455 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 13, 1983
6. Jazz 118   Rich Kelley 2 6 3 2 0 2 6 25 0-5 .000 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 124   James Worthy 20 11 4 1 2 2 3 32 9-15 .600 0-0 - 2-5 .400
Nov. 22, 1983
7. Jazz 130   Rich Kelley 4 3 1 1 0 3 2 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
OT Lakers 126   James Worthy 8 3 1 0 0 1 0 16 3-6 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 03, 1984
8. Jazz 105   Rich Kelley 5 9 1 1 1 2 4 26 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 109   James Worthy 17 5 4 3 2 1 5 36 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 05, 1984
9. Jazz 115   Rich Kelley 4 6 1 3 0 2 5 22 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 129   James Worthy 20 4 4 1 1 1 2 27 9-11 .818 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1984-85 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1984
10. Jazz 109   Rich Kelley 2 4 2 2 1 1 5 22 0-1 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 114   James Worthy 12 17 2 0 0 3 5 29 5-10 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 10, 1985
11. Jazz 112   Rich Kelley 1 4 1 2 2 1 0 09 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 120   James Worthy 28 4 4 2 0 4 2 32 13-17 .765 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jan. 26, 1985
12. Jazz 96   Rich Kelley 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 21 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 83   James Worthy 8 7 2 0 1 2 2 35 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 12, 1985
13. Jazz 108   Rich Kelley 8 6 1 1 2 3 4 30 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   James Worthy 16 4 2 1 0 2 3 28 7-14 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Mar. 13, 1985
14. Jazz 105   Rich Kelley 10 4 4 1 0 3 4 23 5-5 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 120   James Worthy 16 3 1 0 1 3 1 20 8-10 .800 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 28, 1985
15. Kings 111   Rich Kelley 2 2 1 1 0 1 2 10 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 133   James Worthy 31 7 3 1 0 1 1 29 14-15 .933 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Apr. 03, 1986
16. Kings 105   Rich Kelley 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 04 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 135   James Worthy 22 4 3 0 2 0 2 23 9-12 .750 0-0 - 4-6 .667