Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Vinnie Johnson and James Worthy

This is the detail of NBA games in which Vinnie Johnson 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 30 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 15-15, but Vinnie Johnson won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 7-4 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Vinnie Johnson
vs.
James Worthy
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Vinnie Johnson:
1979-80 to 1991-92
James Worthy:
1982-83 to 1993-94
30 Games played
19 in Regular Season
11 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Vinnie Johnson
15
8
7
James Worthy
15
11
4

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 12.1 2.9 3.2 0.70.1
James Worthy 22.3 6.4 3.21.01.0
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 25 7 9 31
James Worthy 40 16 10 35
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Vinnie Johnson 7

games		 7

games		 12

games		 7

games		0

games
James Worthy 23

games 		22

games		 13

games		 12

games		16

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 5

games		 11

games		14

games

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
%
Jan. 02, 1983
1. Pistons 112   Vinnie Johnson 12 4 4 0 1 3 3 25 5-12 .417 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 127   James Worthy 6 3 1 0 2 0 6 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 1983
2. Pistons 108   Vinnie Johnson 12 3 3 1 0 2 33 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 122   James Worthy 28 10 3 1 0 3 30 12-17 .706 0-0 - 4-7 .571
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1984
3. Pistons 114   Vinnie Johnson 16 3 6 1 0 0 3 30 5-13 .385 1-2 .500 5-7 .714
Lakers 118   James Worthy 20 11 5 0 1 6 2 33 5-9 .556 0-0 - 10-11 .909
Mar. 23, 1984
4. Pistons 121   Vinnie Johnson 17 1 9 1 0 0 3 29 8-13 .615 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 118   James Worthy 16 9 4 0 2 2 2 28 5-10 .500 0-0 - 6-9 .667
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1985
5. Pistons 121   Vinnie Johnson 7 3 1 1 0 1 2 17 2-8 .250 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
Lakers 98   James Worthy 20 7 2 0 3 2 0 37 10-19 .526 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1985
6. Pistons 130   Vinnie Johnson 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 11 4-7 .571 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 148   James Worthy 14 0 1 0 1 2 0 33 7-13 .538 0-0 - 0-0 -
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
7. Pistons 119   Vinnie Johnson 15 3 0 1 1 1 2 21 7-15 .467 0-0 - 1-4 .250
Lakers 132   James Worthy 25 2 1 0 1 2 1 28 12-15 .800 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Jan. 19, 1986
8. Pistons 118   Vinnie Johnson 14 1 3 3 0 0 2 25 7-14 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 115   James Worthy 28 2 5 2 1 1 1 37 9-19 .474 0-0 - 10-12 .833
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 13, 1986
9. Pistons 119   Vinnie Johnson 25 6 5 0 0 5 3 26 12-16 .750 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Lakers 114   James Worthy 22 7 4 1 0 1 2 39 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000
Mar. 26, 1987
10. Pistons 111   Vinnie Johnson 15 5 4 3 0 1 1 27 7-17 .412 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Lakers 128   James Worthy 24 4 6 1 5 2 0 41 9-18 .500 0-1 .000 6-8 .750
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1988
11. Pistons 104   Vinnie Johnson 19 7 3 0 0 5 1 27 8-14 .571 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 106   James Worthy 18 8 2 3 0 4 4 40 7-15 .467 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Feb. 21, 1988
12. Pistons 110   Vinnie Johnson 4 1 4 0 0 0 2 14 1-6 .167 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Lakers 117   James Worthy 24 5 2 0 1 1 3 43 11-23 .478 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
1988 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 1988
13. Pistons 105   Vinnie Johnson 16 4 3 0 0 0 4 27 7-11 .636 1-2 .500 1-5 .200
Lakers 93   James Worthy 19 3 3 1 0 1 2 38 7-18 .389 0-1 .000 5-5 1.000
Jun. 09, 1988
14. Pistons 96   Vinnie Johnson 8 7 2 0 1 1 2 25 3-14 .214 0-1 .000 2-4 .500
Lakers 108   James Worthy 26 10 6 0 1 2 4 45 10-19 .526 0-0 - 6-11 .545
Jun. 12, 1988
15. Pistons 86   Vinnie Johnson 6 3 3 1 0 1 0 20 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 99   James Worthy 24 9 3 1 2 2 1 41 8-20 .400 0-0 - 8-8 1.000
Jun. 14, 1988
16. Pistons 111   Vinnie Johnson 16 4 1 3 0 1 4 23 6-11 .545 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 86   James Worthy 7 1 1 0 0 1 3 26 3-9 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500
Jun. 16, 1988
17. Pistons 104   Vinnie Johnson 16 5 0 0 0 1 3 24 8-16 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 94   James Worthy 14 4 4 0 1 2 5 26 4-10 .400 0-0 - 6-7 .857
Jun. 19, 1988
18. Pistons 102   Vinnie Johnson 5 1 7 1 0 1 2 18 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Lakers 103   James Worthy 28 9 4 1 0 5 1 46 12-22 .545 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Jun. 21, 1988
19. Pistons 105   Vinnie Johnson 10 2 5 0 0 1 1 27 5-14 .357 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Lakers 108   James Worthy 36 16 10 2 0 5 2 44 15-22 .682 0-0 - 6-10 .600
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 26, 1988
20. Pistons 102   Vinnie Johnson 9 3 5 1 0 1 3 20 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Lakers 99   James Worthy 18 9 1 2 0 3 4 40 7-17 .412 0-0 - 4-6 .667
Feb. 14, 1989
21. Pistons 111   Vinnie Johnson 10 1 1 1 0 0 2 27 4-10 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Lakers 103   James Worthy 33 10 3 3 1 4 0 44 13-23 .565 0-1 .000 7-8 .875
1989 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 06, 1989
22. Pistons 109   Vinnie Johnson 19 1 2 0 0 0 3 21 9-14 .643 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Lakers 97   James Worthy 17 2 3 1 1 1 1 39 6-18 .333 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jun. 08, 1989
23. Pistons 108   Vinnie Johnson 18 3 2 0 1 0 1 27 8-14 .571 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000
Lakers 105   James Worthy 19 5 4 0 1 3 3 43 7-19 .368 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Jun. 11, 1989
24. Pistons 114   Vinnie Johnson 17 3 2 0 0 2 3 18 8-11 .727 0-2 .000 1-2 .500
Lakers 110   James Worthy 26 7 4 1 1 2 3 42 9-18 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Jun. 13, 1989
25. Pistons 105   Vinnie Johnson 14 6 5 0 0 0 2 29 5-11 .455 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Lakers 97   James Worthy 40 3 3 0 3 1 3 46 17-26 .654 2-3 .667 4-6 .667
1989-90 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 1989
26. Pistons 108   Vinnie Johnson 1 2 0 0 0 2 3 14 0-4 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Lakers 97   James Worthy 19 13 2 1 1 3 4 47 7-22 .318 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 21, 1990
27. Pistons 97   Vinnie Johnson 11 1 3 0 0 0 2 17 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 0-1 .000
Lakers 107   James Worthy 31 8 4 2 0 2 3 42 14-22 .636 0-0 - 3-5 .600
1990-91 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 1990
28. Pistons 90   Vinnie Johnson 4 1 3 0 0 2 4 28 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Lakers 114   James Worthy 23 4 0 2 1 0 0 38 10-17 .588 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000
Feb. 24, 1991
29. Pistons 96   Vinnie Johnson 12 3 6 2 0 2 1 49 5-15 .333 0-0 - 2-5 .400
OT Lakers 102   James Worthy 29 5 2 2 0 0 3 49 14-27 .519 0-1 .000 1-6 .167
1991-92 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 1992
30. Spurs 103   Vinnie Johnson 6 0 3 1 0 0 2 19 3-7 .429 0-0 - 0-0 -
Lakers 87   James Worthy 16 5 3 2 0 3 2 36 6-15 .400 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
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