Dick Van Arsdale vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Dick Van Arsdale 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

Dick Van Arsdale

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Van Arsdale 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Dick Van Arsdale 12 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Dick Van Arsdale 4 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Dick Van Arsdale 3 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Van Arsdale 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Van Arsdale 0 James Worthy 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Van Arsdale 1 James Worthy 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 3.3 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Van Arsdale 15,079 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Dick Van Arsdale 3,807 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Dick Van Arsdale 3,057 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Dick Van Arsdale 264 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Dick Van Arsdale 44 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Dick Van Arsdale 921 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Van Arsdale .464 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Dick Van Arsdale - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Dick Van Arsdale .790 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 9.9 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 2.4 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 2.8 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Van Arsdale 336 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Dick Van Arsdale 82 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Dick Van Arsdale 94 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Dick Van Arsdale 13 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Dick Van Arsdale 2 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Dick Van Arsdale 34 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Van Arsdale .422 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Dick Van Arsdale - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Dick Van Arsdale .838 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.