Bobby Jackson vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Bobby Jackson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bobby Jackson and James Worthy both played 12 years in the NBA. Bobby Jackson had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while James Worthy had his rookie season in 1982-83. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Bobby Jackson	12	8	1997-98 to 2008-09
James Worthy	12	9	1982-83 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	1997-98	1982-83
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	68	30.0	11.6	1.1	3.3	4.4	4.7	1.5	0.2	2.7	2.4	4.6	11.6	.392	0.3	1.2	.259	2.2	2.7	.814
James Worthy	77	25.6	13.4	2.0	3.1	5.2	1.7	1.2	0.8	2.3	2.9	5.8	10.0	.579	0.0	0.1	.250	1.8	2.9	.624

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Worthy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	1998-99	1983-84
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	50	18.8	7.1	0.9	1.8	2.7	3.3	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.5	2.8	7.0	.405	0.2	0.5	.370	1.2	1.6	.772
James Worthy	82	29.5	14.5	1.9	4.4	6.3	2.5	0.9	0.9	2.2	3.0	6.0	10.9	.556	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.1	.759

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	4	6.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.8	0.5	2.5	.200	0.0	0.8	.000	0.0	0.0	-
James Worthy	21	33.7	17.7	1.7	3.3	5.0	2.7	1.3	0.5	1.9	2.7	7.8	13.0	.599	0.0	0.1	.500	2.0	3.3	.609


Season 3
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	1999-00	1984-85
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	73	14.2	5.1	0.7	1.4	2.1	2.4	0.7	0.1	0.8	1.6	1.9	4.7	.405	0.2	0.6	.283	1.0	1.3	.776
James Worthy	80	33.7	17.6	2.1	4.3	6.4	2.5	1.1	0.8	2.5	2.5	7.6	13.3	.572	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.1	.776

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	3	10.0	5.0	0.0	1.7	1.7	1.3	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.3	1.3	2.7	.500	0.3	1.0	.333	2.0	2.0	1.000
James Worthy	19	32.9	21.5	1.8	3.2	5.1	2.2	0.9	0.7	1.4	2.8	8.7	14.1	.622	0.1	0.1	.500	3.9	5.8	.676


Season 4
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	2000-01	1985-86
Team	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	79	20.9	7.2	0.9	2.2	3.1	2.0	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.8	2.9	6.7	.439	0.5	1.3	.375	0.8	1.1	.739
James Worthy	75	32.7	20.0	1.8	3.3	5.2	2.7	1.1	1.0	2.0	2.6	8.4	14.5	.579	0.0	0.2	.000	3.2	4.2	.771

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	8	22.8	7.0	0.8	2.5	3.3	2.3	1.0	0.0	0.9	2.3	2.6	6.0	.438	0.5	1.8	.286	1.3	1.8	.714
James Worthy	14	38.5	19.6	1.6	3.1	4.6	3.2	1.1	0.7	2.6	3.1	8.6	15.5	.558	0.0	0.3	.000	2.3	3.4	.681


Season 5
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	2001-02	1986-87
Team	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	81	21.6	11.1	1.0	2.1	3.1	2.0	0.9	0.1	1.1	1.8	4.1	9.3	.443	1.0	2.7	.361	1.8	2.3	.810
James Worthy	82	34.4	19.4	1.9	3.8	5.7	2.8	1.3	1.0	2.0	2.5	7.9	14.7	.539	0.0	0.2	.000	3.6	4.7	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	16	23.4	10.9	0.9	2.3	3.3	2.0	0.9	0.2	1.1	1.9	4.1	9.1	.445	0.7	2.7	.256	2.1	2.7	.791
James Worthy	18	37.8	23.6	1.7	3.9	5.6	3.5	1.6	1.2	2.2	2.3	9.8	16.6	.591	0.0	0.1	.000	4.1	5.4	.753


Season 6
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	2002-03	1987-88
Team	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	Finals MVP
	Sixth Man of the Year	-
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf Semis	NBA Champion

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	59	28.4	15.2	1.0	2.7	3.7	3.1	1.2	0.1	1.8	2.1	5.8	12.4	.464	1.5	4.0	.379	2.1	2.5	.846
James Worthy	75	35.4	19.7	1.7	3.3	5.0	3.9	1.0	0.7	2.1	2.3	8.2	15.5	.531	0.0	0.2	.125	3.2	4.1	.796

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	12	27.6	14.3	0.9	3.6	4.5	3.3	1.0	0.1	1.4	1.8	5.3	11.5	.457	1.3	3.6	.349	2.6	2.9	.886
James Worthy	24	37.3	21.1	2.2	3.6	5.8	4.4	1.4	0.8	2.3	2.4	8.5	16.3	.523	0.0	0.4	.111	4.0	5.3	.758


Season 7
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	2003-04	1988-89
Team	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	50	23.7	13.8	1.1	2.4	3.5	2.1	1.0	0.2	1.3	2.1	5.3	11.8	.444	1.6	4.4	.370	1.6	2.2	.752
James Worthy	81	36.5	20.5	2.1	4.0	6.0	3.6	1.3	0.7	2.2	2.2	8.7	15.8	.548	0.0	0.3	.087	3.1	4.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Worthy	15	40.0	24.8	2.5	4.3	6.7	2.8	1.2	1.1	2.2	2.4	10.2	18.0	.567	0.2	0.5	.375	4.2	5.3	.788


Season 8
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	2004-05	1989-90
Team	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	25	21.4	12.0	0.9	2.5	3.4	2.4	0.6	0.1	1.1	2.3	4.4	10.2	.427	1.3	3.8	.344	2.0	2.3	.862
James Worthy	80	37.0	21.1	2.0	4.0	6.0	3.6	1.2	0.6	2.0	2.4	8.9	16.2	.548	0.2	0.6	.306	3.1	4.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	5	15.8	5.2	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.0	2.0	7.4	.270	0.6	3.6	.167	0.6	0.6	1.000
James Worthy	9	40.7	24.2	1.2	4.3	5.6	3.0	1.6	0.3	2.4	2.0	10.0	20.1	.497	0.2	0.9	.250	4.0	4.8	.837


Season 9
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	2005-06	1990-91
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost NBA Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	71	25.0	11.4	0.6	2.5	3.1	2.7	0.9	0.0	1.4	2.2	4.0	10.5	.382	1.8	4.7	.389	1.5	2.1	.733
James Worthy	78	38.6	21.4	1.4	3.2	4.6	3.5	1.3	0.4	1.6	1.5	9.2	18.7	.492	0.3	1.2	.289	2.7	3.4	.797

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	4	25.0	8.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.3	0.3	0.0	3.5	1.8	3.0	7.3	.414	1.0	2.8	.364	1.3	1.8	.714
James Worthy	18	40.7	21.1	1.4	2.7	4.1	3.9	1.1	0.1	2.2	1.9	8.9	19.2	.465	0.2	1.3	.167	2.9	4.0	.736


Season 10
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	2006-07	1991-92
Team	New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	56	23.8	10.6	0.8	2.4	3.2	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.4	1.8	3.6	9.3	.394	1.0	2.9	.327	2.3	3.0	.774
James Worthy	54	39.0	19.9	1.8	3.8	5.6	4.7	1.4	0.4	2.4	1.6	8.3	18.6	.447	0.2	0.8	.209	3.1	3.8	.814

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Worthy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 11
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	2007-08	1992-93
Team	New Orleans Hornets, Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	72	19.3	7.7	0.5	2.1	2.5	1.9	0.6	0.1	0.8	1.3	2.8	7.0	.403	1.1	3.1	.358	0.9	1.1	.790
James Worthy	82	28.8	14.9	0.9	2.1	3.0	3.4	1.1	0.3	1.7	1.1	6.2	13.9	.447	0.4	1.4	.270	2.1	2.6	.810

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	6	23.0	8.7	0.3	1.3	1.7	1.5	0.8	0.0	0.7	1.8	3.3	11.7	.286	0.8	4.0	.208	1.2	1.8	.636
James Worthy	5	29.6	13.8	1.4	2.0	3.4	2.6	1.0	0.0	1.4	2.2	6.4	17.2	.372	0.4	1.6	.250	0.6	1.0	.600


Season 12
	Bobby Jackson	James Worthy
Season	2008-09	1993-94
Team	Sacramento Kings	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	71	20.9	7.5	0.6	2.2	2.8	2.0	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.4	2.7	6.8	.398	0.8	2.8	.305	1.2	1.4	.851
James Worthy	80	20.0	10.2	0.6	1.7	2.3	1.9	0.6	0.2	1.2	1.0	4.3	10.5	.406	0.4	1.4	.288	1.3	1.7	.741

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bobby Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Worthy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Bobby Jackson vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Bobby Jackson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12