Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Roy Tarpley and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Roy Tarpley 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.

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They faced each other a total of 20 times in NBA games. James Worthy has a 13-7 winning record over Roy Tarpley, including a 4-3 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Roy Tarpley
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Roy Tarpley:
1986-87 to 1994-95
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
20 Games played
13 in Regular Season
7 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Roy Tarpley
7
4
3
James Worthy
13
9
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Roy Tarpley 12.4 10.8 1.1 1.61.4
James Worthy 21.4 5.9 3.91.30.8
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Roy Tarpley 23 21 6 45
James Worthy 28 11 7 33
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Roy Tarpley 3

games		 13

games		 1

game		 8

games		10

games
James Worthy 17

games 		6

games		 16

games		 7

games		3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 3

games		 5

games		7

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
%
Nov. 18, 1986
1. Mavericks 110   Roy Tarpley 6 5 0 1 1 0 3 10 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 114   James Worthy 19 6 3 1 1 2 4 36 6-14 .429 0-0 - 7-8 .875
Dec. 05, 1986
2. Mavericks 104   Roy Tarpley 9 4 1 3 2 2 4 14 3-9 .333 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 112   James Worthy 13 6 4 1 2 5 2 39 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 20, 1986
3. Mavericks 130   Roy Tarpley 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 07 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 119   James Worthy 25 7 1 2 1 4 3 41 10-19 .526 0-0 - 5-5 1.000
Jan. 24, 1987
4. Mavericks 132   Roy Tarpley 2 5 0 0 1 1 4 17 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 117   James Worthy 23 8 2 0 0 1 2 35 9-13 .692 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Feb. 02, 1987
5. Mavericks 103   Roy Tarpley 12 9 1 0 1 1 2 33 4-8 .500 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Lakers 99   James Worthy 15 3 3 1 0 0 3 40 6-14 .429 0-0 - 3-6 .500
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 20, 1987
6. Mavericks 116   Roy Tarpley 12 5 4 3 0 1 4 25 6-10 .600 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 119   James Worthy 19 7 2 0 0 3 2 36 9-19 .474 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Jan. 06, 1988
7. Mavericks 89   Roy Tarpley 14 7 0 2 0 0 5 24 7-10 .700 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 103   James Worthy 17 6 3 3 2 2 4 38 5-17 .294 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
Mar. 06, 1988
8. Mavericks 97   Roy Tarpley 7 6 1 0 2 0 1 26 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Lakers 108   James Worthy 23 5 6 1 0 1 0 42 9-20 .450 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Mar. 12, 1988
9. Mavericks 110   Roy Tarpley 18 21 1 0 1 4 4 33 9-13 .692 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 101   James Worthy 17 3 6 1 0 1 2 41 8-11 .727 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1988 Playoffs - Western Conference Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 23, 1988
10. Mavericks 98   Roy Tarpley 18 20 6 0 2 2 1 36 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Lakers 113   James Worthy 28 2 6 2 0 2 3 39 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
May. 25, 1988
11. Mavericks 101   Roy Tarpley 8 13 2 4 1 4 3 35 4-11 .364 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 123   James Worthy 16 6 3 1 1 2 2 34 8-12 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 27, 1988
12. Mavericks 106   Roy Tarpley 21 20 1 2 2 1 5 41 7-24 .292 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Lakers 94   James Worthy 19 3 3 1 0 3 2 42 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 3-6 .500
May. 29, 1988
13. Mavericks 118   Roy Tarpley 16 13 1 1 5 2 5 34 8-17 .471 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 104   James Worthy 18 5 5 1 1 3 3 41 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 2-3 .667
May. 31, 1988
14. Mavericks 102   Roy Tarpley 18 11 1 0 3 1 2 36 7-14 .500 0-1 .000 4-5 .800
Lakers 119   James Worthy 28 6 6 3 3 1 1 34 12-18 .667 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Jun. 02, 1988
15. Mavericks 105   Roy Tarpley 12 7 0 0 2 2 2 35 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 103   James Worthy 27 11 5 3 1 2 3 44 9-21 .429 0-1 .000 9-11 .818
Jun. 04, 1988
16. Mavericks 102   Roy Tarpley 18 7 1 3 0 0 4 32 8-14 .571 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 117   James Worthy 28 7 7 1 1 0 3 43 13-20 .650 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 04, 1988
17. Mavericks 113   Roy Tarpley 8 7 0 2 0 4 4 27 3-12 .250 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 116   James Worthy 25 6 1 1 0 2 1 39 8-20 .400 0-0 - 9-11 .818
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1989
18. Mavericks 94   Roy Tarpley 23 17 1 3 2 2 5 37 10-20 .500 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 102   James Worthy 22 9 5 0 2 1 4 39 9-21 .429 0-2 .000 4-7 .571
Nov. 12, 1989
19. Mavericks 98   Roy Tarpley 12 14 0 2 1 6 5 29 6-11 .545 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 107   James Worthy 22 6 6 2 0 3 3 39 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
Mar. 07, 1990
20. Mavericks 91   Roy Tarpley 12 18 0 3 2 2 1 39 5-20 .250 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 103   James Worthy 24 6 0 1 0 2 3 37 10-20 .500 1-2 .500 3-3 1.000
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