Cleveland Buckner vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Cleveland Buckner that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 James Worthy 2

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy 747

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy 463

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.