Paul Nolen vs. James Worthy Comparison

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

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Nolen: 1953-54 to 1953-54
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Nolen 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Paul Nolen 1 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Paul Nolen 0 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Paul Nolen 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Nolen 0 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Nolen 0 James Worthy 2

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen 1.0 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 James Worthy 3.0

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Nolen 0 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Paul Nolen 1 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Paul Nolen 0 James Worthy 2,791

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

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

Total Games Paul Nolen 1 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Nolen .000 James Worthy .521

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Nolen - James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen 1.0 (1954) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen 0.0 (1954) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Nolen - James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen - James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen - James Worthy 3.2

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Nolen - James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Paul Nolen - James Worthy 747

Total Assists Paul Nolen - James Worthy 463

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

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

Total Games Paul Nolen 0 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Nolen - James Worthy .544

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Nolen - James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Nolen - James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Nolen - James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Paul Nolen - James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

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

Blocks Per Game Paul Nolen - 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.