John Murphy vs. James Worthy Comparison

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

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Murphy 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons John Murphy 1 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played John Murphy 0 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games John Murphy 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Murphy 0 * James Worthy 1

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

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy 32 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists John Murphy 0 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games John Murphy 20 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy .275 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy .667 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy 1.6 (1947) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game John Murphy 0.0 (1947) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Murphy - James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game John Murphy - James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Murphy - James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 747

Total Assists John Murphy - James Worthy 463

Total Steals John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games John Murphy 0 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Murphy - James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage John Murphy - James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Murphy - James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game John Murphy - James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game John Murphy - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game John Murphy - 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.