Russ Lee vs. James Worthy Comparison

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

Russ Lee

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Lee: 1972-73 to 1974-75
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Lee 0 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Russ Lee 3 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Russ Lee 2 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Russ Lee 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Russ Lee 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Lee 0 James Worthy 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.9 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 1.2 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.1 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 282 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 114 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Russ Lee 65 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Russ Lee 22 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Russ Lee 3 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Russ Lee 97 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .391 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .685 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 4.3 (1975) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 2.1 (1975) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.7 (1975) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1975) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Lee 2.5 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.6 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.3 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Lee 27 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Russ Lee 7 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Russ Lee 3 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Russ Lee 3 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Russ Lee 1 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Russ Lee 11 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Lee .591 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Russ Lee - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Russ Lee .250 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Lee 3.2 (1973) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Lee 0.8 (1973) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Russ Lee 0.4 (1973) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Russ Lee 0.5 (1974) * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Russ Lee 0.2 (1974) * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.