LeBron James vs. James Worthy Comparison

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

LeBron James

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LeBron James 4 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons LeBron James 21 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played LeBron James 17 James Worthy 9

NBA Cups Won LeBron James 1 * James Worthy 0 *

All-Star Games LeBron James 20 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP LeBron James 4 James Worthy 0

Finals MVP LeBron James 4 James Worthy 1

All-NBA First Team LeBron James 13 James Worthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 19 James Worthy 2

All-Defensive 1st Team LeBron James 5 James Worthy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LeBron James 6 James Worthy 0

Scoring Leader LeBron James 1 James Worthy 0

Assists Leader LeBron James 1 James Worthy 0

Rookie of The Year LeBron James 1 James Worthy 0

In-Season Tournament MVP LeBron James 1 * James Worthy 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team LeBron James 1 * James Worthy 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 27.1 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 7.5 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.4 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.5 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 0.7 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 40,474 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds LeBron James 11,185 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists LeBron James 11,009 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals LeBron James 2,275 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks LeBron James 1,111 James Worthy 624

Total Games LeBron James 1,492 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .506 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .348 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .736 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 31.4 (2006) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 8.6 (2018) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.2 (2020) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.2 (2005) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.1 (2009) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LeBron James 28.4 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 9.0 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game LeBron James 7.2 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game LeBron James 1.7 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.0 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points LeBron James 8,076 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds LeBron James 2,563 James Worthy 747

Total Assists LeBron James 2,043 James Worthy 463

Total Steals LeBron James 474 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks LeBron James 273 James Worthy 96

Total Games LeBron James 284 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LeBron James .496 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage LeBron James .333 James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage LeBron James .741 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LeBron James 35.3 (2009) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game LeBron James 11.3 (2015) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game LeBron James 10.0 (2024) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game LeBron James 2.3 (2016) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game LeBron James 1.8 (2010) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)