Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rik Smits and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rik Smits 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 11 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 9-2 winning record over Rik Smits. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Rik Smits:
1988-89 to 1999-00
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
11 Games played
11 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Rik Smits
2
2
0
James Worthy
9
9
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rik Smits 10.6 3.8 1.6 0.51.6
James Worthy 16.3 4.5 4.71.50.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rik Smits 18 7 6 35
James Worthy 26 7 12 32
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Rik Smits 4

games
4

games
2

games
1

game
6

games
James Worthy 7

games
5

games
7

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6

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
2

games
2

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4

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3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1988-89 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 10, 1988
1. Pacers 105   Rik Smits 13 7 3 0 1 0 1 27 6-11 .545 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 112   James Worthy 24 5 3 2 1 5 3 37 7-14 .500 0-0 - 10-10 1.000
Mar. 03, 1989
2. Pacers 117   Rik Smits 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 15 1-5 .200 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 139   James Worthy 18 5 10 2 2 2 3 35 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1989-90 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 1989
3. Pacers 94   Rik Smits 4 4 1 0 5 3 4 27 0-5 .000 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 117   James Worthy 20 6 4 2 1 0 3 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 24, 1990
4. Pacers 111   Rik Smits 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 18 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 120   James Worthy 17 3 12 3 0 1 3 42 5-11 .455 0-0 - 7-9 .778
1990-91 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 16, 1990
5. Pacers 112   Rik Smits 12 2 1 3 2 0 6 26 6-14 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   James Worthy 26 7 2 3 0 2 2 41 11-21 .524 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jan. 21, 1991
6. Pacers 114   Rik Smits 14 5 1 0 0 1 2 30 6-11 .545 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 120   James Worthy 23 3 1 1 1 2 3 40 10-22 .455 0-2 .000 3-4 .750
1991-92 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 03, 1992
7. Pacers 114   Rik Smits 14 4 1 1 2 4 3 28 7-11 .636 0-0 - 0-1 .000
Lakers 87   James Worthy 12 7 8 2 0 2 0 39 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1992-93 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 28, 1993
8. Pacers 127   Rik Smits 12 4 1 0 0 0 3 25 6-13 .462 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 110   James Worthy 10 4 3 0 0 4 1 28 4-11 .364 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 28, 1993
9. Pacers 90   Rik Smits 18 4 2 1 3 6 6 34 7-13 .538 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Lakers 92   James Worthy 15 0 1 1 0 1 1 26 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 2-4 .500
1993-94 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1993
10. Pacers 100   Rik Smits 11 1 6 0 1 3 2 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 102   James Worthy 12 5 8 0 0 1 1 27 4-15 .267 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
Jan. 26, 1994
11. Pacers 99   Rik Smits 15 5 2 1 3 2 4 28 6-8 .750 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 103   James Worthy 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 19 1-8 .125 0-1 .000 0-0 -