Paul Arizin vs. James Worthy Comparison

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

Paul Arizin

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Arizin 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 James Worthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 James Worthy 2

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 James Worthy 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 624

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 96

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - 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.