Don Smith vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Don Smith 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

Don Smith

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Smith: 1948-49 to 1948-49
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Smith 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Don Smith 1 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Don Smith 0 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Don Smith 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Smith 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Smith 0 James Worthy 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Smith 0.8 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Don Smith 0.3 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Smith 6 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Don Smith 2 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games Don Smith 8 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Smith .154 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Don Smith .667 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Smith 0.8 (1949) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Don Smith 0.3 (1949) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Smith - James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Don Smith - James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Smith - James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 747

Total Assists Don Smith - James Worthy 463

Total Steals Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games Don Smith 0 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Smith - James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Don Smith - James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Smith - James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Don Smith - James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Don Smith - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Don Smith - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.