Chris Webber vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Chris Webber, 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 / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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.

Chris Webber played 15 years in the NBA, 3 more than James Worthy, who played 12. Chris Webber had the first of his seasons in 1993-94, 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 achievements, 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
Chris Webber 15 10 1993-94 to 2007-08
James Worthy 12 9 1982-83 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 1993-941982-83
Team Golden State WarriorsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First TeamAchievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 76 32.1 17.5 4.0 5.1 9.1 3.6 1.2 2.2 2.7 3.3 7.5 13.6 .552 0.0 0.2 .000 2.5 4.7 .532
difference:+1+6.5+4.1+2.0+2.0+3.9+1.9+1.4-0.4-0.4+1.7+3.6+.027+0.1+.250+0.7+1.8+.092
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 3 36.3 15.7 4.3 4.3 8.7 9.0 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.7 7.3 13.3 .550 0.0 0.7 .000 1.0 3.3 .300
James Worthy DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 1994-951983-84
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 54 38.3 20.1 3.7 5.9 9.6 4.7 1.5 1.6 3.1 3.4 8.6 17.4 .495 0.7 2.7 .276 2.2 4.3 .502
difference:+28+8.8+5.6+1.8+1.5+3.3+2.2+0.6+0.7-0.9-0.4+2.6+6.5+.061+0.7+2.6+.276+0.2+1.2+.257
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber DNP------ --- ----------
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

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 1995-961984-85
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 15 37.2 23.7 2.5 5.1 7.6 5.0 1.8 0.6 3.3 3.4 10.0 18.4 .543 1.0 2.3 .441 2.7 4.6 .594
difference:+65+3.5+6.1+0.4+0.8+1.2+2.5+0.7+0.2-0.8-0.9+2.4+5.1+.029+1.0+2.2+.441+0.3+1.5+.182
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber DNP------ --- ----------
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

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 1996-971985-86
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf Finals
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 72 39.0 20.1 3.3 7.0 10.3 4.6 1.7 1.9 3.2 3.6 8.4 16.2 .518 0.8 2.1 .397 2.5 4.3 .565
difference:+3+6.3+0.1+1.5+3.7+5.1+1.9+0.6+0.9-1.2-1.0+1.7+.061+0.8+1.9+.397+0.7+0.1+.206
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 3 35.7 15.7 2.3 5.7 8.0 3.3 0.7 2.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 10.0 .633 1.7 3.7 .455 1.3 2.7 .500
difference:+11+2.8+3.9+0.7+2.6+3.4+0.1+0.4+1.6-2.7-2.9+2.3+5.5+.075+1.7+3.4+.455+1.0+0.7+.181
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

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 1997-981986-87
Team Washington WizardsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 71 39.6 21.9 2.5 7.0 9.5 3.8 1.6 1.7 2.6 3.8 9.1 18.9 .482 0.9 2.9 .317 2.8 4.7 .589
difference:+11+5.2+2.5+0.6+3.2+3.8+1.0+0.3+0.7-0.6-1.3+1.2+4.2+.057+0.9+2.7+.317+0.8+.162
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber DNP------ --- ----------
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

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 1998-991987-88
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 42 40.9 20.0 3.5 9.4 13.0 4.1 1.4 2.1 3.5 3.5 9.0 18.5 .486 0.1 0.8 .118 1.9 4.1 .454
difference:+33+5.5+0.3+1.8+6.1+8.0+0.2+0.4+1.4-1.4-1.2+0.8+3.0+.045+0.1+0.6+.007+1.3+.342
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 5 38.4 14.8 2.6 6.8 9.4 4.0 1.8 1.0 4.0 4.0 6.2 16.0 .388 0.4 1.4 .286 2.0 5.0 .400
difference:+19+1.1+6.3+0.4+3.2+3.6+0.4+0.4+0.2-1.7-1.6+2.3+0.3+.135+0.4+1.0+.175+2.0+0.3+.358
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

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 1999-001988-89
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA Finals
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 75 38.4 24.5 2.5 8.0 10.5 4.6 1.6 1.7 2.9 3.5 10.0 20.6 .483 0.4 1.3 .284 4.1 5.5 .751
difference:+6+1.9+4.0+0.4+4.0+4.5+1.0+0.3+1.0-0.7-1.3+1.3+4.8+.065+0.4+1.0+.197+1.0+1.5+.031
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 5 39.2 24.4 2.8 6.8 9.6 5.4 1.6 2.0 1.6 2.8 9.4 22.0 .427 0.2 1.0 .200 5.4 6.8 .794
difference:+10+0.8+0.4+0.3+2.5+2.9+2.6+0.4+0.9-0.6-0.4+0.8+4.0+.140+0.5+.175+1.2+1.5+.006
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

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 2000-011989-90
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf Semis
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 70 40.5 27.1 2.6 8.5 11.1 4.2 1.3 1.7 2.8 3.2 11.2 23.4 .481 0.0 0.4 .071 4.6 6.6 .703
difference:+10+3.5+6.0+0.6+4.5+5.1+0.6+0.1+1.1-0.8-0.8+2.3+7.2+.067+0.2+0.2+.235+1.5+2.6+.079
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 8 43.5 23.3 4.3 7.3 11.5 3.1 1.1 1.0 3.9 3.6 9.5 24.5 .388 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 6.1 .694
difference:+1+2.8+0.9+3.1+3.0+5.9+0.1+0.5+0.7-1.5-1.6+0.5+4.4+.109+0.2+0.8+.250+0.3+1.3+.143
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

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 2001-021990-91
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement All-NBA Third Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsLakers Lost NBA Finals
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 54 38.4 24.5 2.8 7.3 10.1 4.8 1.7 1.4 2.9 3.4 9.9 19.9 .495 0.1 0.4 .263 4.7 6.3 .749
difference:+24+0.2+3.1+1.4+4.1+5.5+1.3+0.4+1.0-1.3-1.9+0.7+1.2+.003+0.2+0.8+.026+2.0+2.9+.048
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 16 41.6 23.7 3.1 7.8 10.8 4.7 0.9 1.6 2.9 4.0 10.0 19.9 .502 0.0 0.3 .000 3.7 6.2 .596
difference:+2+0.9+2.6+1.7+5.1+6.7+0.8+0.2+1.5-0.7-2.1+1.1+0.7+.037+0.2+1.0+.167+0.8+2.2+.140
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

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 2002-031991-92
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 67 39.1 23.0 2.4 8.1 10.5 5.4 1.6 1.3 3.2 3.0 9.9 21.4 .461 0.1 0.3 .238 3.2 5.3 .607
difference:+13+0.1+3.1+0.6+4.3+4.9+0.7+0.2+0.9-0.8-1.4+1.6+2.8+.014+0.1+0.5+.029+0.1+1.5+.207
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 7 35.0 23.7 2.6 5.7 8.3 3.6 1.4 1.1 3.3 3.6 9.6 19.3 .496 0.0 0.4 .000 4.6 7.0 .653
James Worthy DNP------ --- ----------

Season 11

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 2003-041992-93
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 23 36.1 18.7 2.1 6.6 8.7 4.6 1.3 0.9 2.6 3.3 7.6 18.3 .413 0.0 0.2 .200 3.5 5.0 .711
difference:+59+7.3+3.8+1.2+4.5+5.7+1.2+0.2+0.6-0.9-2.2+1.4+4.4+.034+0.4+1.2+.070+1.4+2.4+.099
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 12 37.3 18.4 2.0 6.3 8.3 3.7 1.3 0.8 3.2 2.8 7.5 16.6 .452 0.1 0.3 .250 3.3 5.4 .615
difference:+7+7.7+4.6+0.6+4.3+4.9+1.1+0.3+0.8-1.8-0.6+1.1+0.6+.080+0.3+1.3+2.7+4.4+.015
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

Chris Webber James Worthy
Season 2004-051993-94
Team Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 67 35.4 19.5 1.9 7.2 9.1 4.7 1.4 0.8 2.7 3.2 8.3 19.1 .433 0.2 0.7 .341 2.7 3.4 .794
difference:+13+15.4+9.3+1.3+5.5+6.8+2.8+0.8+0.6-1.5-2.2+4.0+8.6+.027+0.2+0.7+.053+1.4+1.7+.053
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Chris Webber 5 37.0 19.0 2.4 3.4 5.8 2.8 1.2 0.2 2.2 4.0 7.8 19.0 .411 1.0 2.8 .357 2.4 3.2 .750
James Worthy DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Chris Webber played 3 seasons more than James Worthy in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 13 to 15, from 2006 to 2008—Chris Webber played in one postseason.