Kostas Papanikolaou vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Kostas Papanikolaou 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kostas Papanikolaou: 2014-15 to 2015-16
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kostas Papanikolaou 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Kostas Papanikolaou 2 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Kostas Papanikolaou 1 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Kostas Papanikolaou 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Kostas Papanikolaou 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kostas Papanikolaou 0 James Worthy 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 3.6 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.3 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 1.5 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.6 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 249 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 158 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 101 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 42 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 18 James Worthy 624

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 69 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .354 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .297 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .688 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 4.2 (2015) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.7 (2015) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 2.0 (2015) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.7 (2015) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Kostas Papanikolaou 3 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Kostas Papanikolaou 2 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Kostas Papanikolaou 0 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Kostas Papanikolaou 0 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Kostas Papanikolaou 0 James Worthy 96

Total Games Kostas Papanikolaou 8 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .250 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .000 James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Kostas Papanikolaou .500 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.4 (2015) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.3 (2015) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Kostas Papanikolaou 0.0 (2015) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)