James Worthy vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne 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.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Worthy 3 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons James Worthy 12 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played James Worthy 9 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games James Worthy 7 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Worthy 1 Wayne Yates 0 *

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 17.6 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.1 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.0 Wayne Yates 0.4

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 16,320 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds James Worthy 4,708 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists James Worthy 2,791 Wayne Yates 16

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

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

Total Games James Worthy 926 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .521 Wayne Yates .295

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

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .769 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.4 (1991) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.4 (1985) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.7 (1992) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.1 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.2 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.2 Wayne Yates 0.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 3,022 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds James Worthy 747 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists James Worthy 463 Wayne Yates 1

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

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

Total Games James Worthy 143 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .544 Wayne Yates .375

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

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .727 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 24.8 (1989) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.7 (1989) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.4 (1988) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

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

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.2 (1987) Wayne 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.