James Worthy vs. Barry Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Barry Yates and James Worthy 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

James Worthy

vs.

Barry Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Barry Yates: 1971-72 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Worthy 3 Barry Yates 0

NBA Seasons James Worthy 12 Barry Yates 1

Playoffs Played James Worthy 9 Barry Yates 0

All-Star Games James Worthy 7 Barry Yates 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Worthy 1 Barry Yates 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Worthy 2 Barry Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 17.6 Barry Yates 2.9

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.1 Barry Yates 1.7

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.0 Barry Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.1 Barry Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Barry Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 16,320 Barry Yates 69

Total Rebounds James Worthy 4,708 Barry Yates 40

Total Assists James Worthy 2,791 Barry Yates 7

Total Steals James Worthy 1,041 Barry Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks James Worthy 624 Barry Yates - n/a **

Total Games James Worthy 926 Barry Yates 24

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .521 Barry Yates .373

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .241 Barry Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .769 Barry Yates .636

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.4 (1991) Barry Yates 2.9 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.4 (1985) Barry Yates 1.7 (1972)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.7 (1992) Barry Yates 0.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.4 (1992) Barry Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.0 (1986) Barry Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.1 Barry Yates -

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.2 Barry Yates -

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.2 Barry Yates -

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.2 Barry Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Barry Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 3,022 Barry Yates -

Total Rebounds James Worthy 747 Barry Yates -

Total Assists James Worthy 463 Barry Yates -

Total Steals James Worthy 177 Barry Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks James Worthy 96 Barry Yates - n/a **

Total Games James Worthy 143 Barry Yates 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .544 Barry Yates -

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .209 Barry Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .727 Barry Yates -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 24.8 (1989) Barry Yates -

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.7 (1989) Barry Yates -

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.4 (1988) Barry Yates -

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.6 (1990) Barry Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.2 (1987) Barry Yates - n/a **

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.