John Johnson vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and John Johnson 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

John Johnson

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Johnson: 1970-71 to 1981-82
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Johnson 1 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons John Johnson 12 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played John Johnson 5 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games John Johnson 2 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Johnson 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Johnson 0 James Worthy 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.9 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 5.5 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.8 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.4 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 11,200 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds John Johnson 4,778 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists John Johnson 3,285 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals John Johnson 487 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks John Johnson 235 * James Worthy 624

Total Games John Johnson 869 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .446 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .779 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 17.0 (1972) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 7.7 (1972) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.2 (1980) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1974) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.5 (1975) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Johnson 9.7 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 4.9 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game John Johnson 3.8 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game John Johnson 0.6 * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.2 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Johnson 711 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds John Johnson 359 James Worthy 747

Total Assists John Johnson 275 James Worthy 463

Total Steals John Johnson 43 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks John Johnson 12 * James Worthy 96

Total Games John Johnson 73 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Johnson .450 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage John Johnson .000 * James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage John Johnson .699 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Johnson 12.4 (1980) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Johnson 6.8 (1980) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Johnson 5.7 (1980) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game John Johnson 1.0 (1979) * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Johnson 0.3 (1978) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.