Desmond Bane vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of James Worthy and Desmond Bane, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Desmond Bane played 5 years in the NBA, 7 less than James Worthy, who played 12. Desmond Bane had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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 |
| Desmond Bane |
5 |
4 |
2020-21 to 2024-25 |
| James Worthy |
12 |
9 |
1982-83 to 1993-94 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
68 |
22.3 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
7.3 |
.469 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
.432 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.816 |
| difference: | +9 | +3.3 | +4.2 | +1.5 | +0.5 | +2.1 | | +0.6 | +0.6 | -1.4 | -1.1 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +.110 | +1.7 | +3.9 | +.182 | +1.2 | +2.2 | +.192 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
5 |
19.8 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
3.8 |
.579 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| James Worthy |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
76 |
29.8 |
18.2 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
6.7 |
14.5 |
.461 |
3.0 |
6.9 |
.436 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
.903 |
| difference: | +6 | +0.3 | +3.7 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +1.9 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -0.4 | +0.7 | +3.6 | +.095 | +3.0 | +6.8 | +.436 | +0.6 | +1.1 | +.144 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
12 |
35.7 |
18.8 |
0.4 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
2.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
6.3 |
13.3 |
.478 |
3.6 |
7.3 |
.489 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
.857 |
| difference: | +9 | +2.0 | +1.1 | +1.3 | | +1.2 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.6 | -0.8 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +.121 | +3.6 | +7.2 | +.011 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +.248 |
| 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 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
58 |
31.8 |
21.5 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
16.2 |
.479 |
2.9 |
7.0 |
.408 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.883 |
| difference: | +22 | +1.9 | +3.9 | +1.4 | | +1.4 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +0.4 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.2 | +2.9 | +.093 | +2.9 | +6.9 | +.408 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +.107 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
6 |
38.5 |
23.5 |
1.2 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
19.3 |
.422 |
2.7 |
8.3 |
.320 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
.931 |
| difference: | +13 | +5.6 | +2.0 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.7 | -1.4 | -0.4 | +0.5 | +5.2 | +.200 | +2.6 | +8.2 | +.180 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +.255 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
42 |
34.4 |
23.7 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
8.6 |
18.5 |
.464 |
3.3 |
8.6 |
.381 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.870 |
| difference: | +33 | +1.7 | +3.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +2.8 | +0.1 | +0.5 | -0.7 | -0.3 | +0.2 | +4.0 | +.115 | +3.3 | +8.4 | +.381 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +.099 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
69 |
32.0 |
19.2 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
14.8 |
.484 |
2.4 |
6.1 |
.392 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
.894 |
| difference: | +13 | +2.4 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +2.5 | +0.1 | +0.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | +0.8 | +0.1 | +.055 | +2.4 | +5.9 | +.392 | +1.0 | +1.8 | +.143 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Desmond Bane |
4 |
34.8 |
15.3 |
1.3 |
5.5 |
6.8 |
3.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
15.8 |
.317 |
1.8 |
8.0 |
.219 |
3.5 |
3.8 |
.933 |
| difference: | +14 | +3.0 | +8.3 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.7 | -1.6 | | +4.8 | +0.8 | +.274 | +1.8 | +7.9 | +.219 | +0.6 | +1.6 | +.180 |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* James Worthy played 7 seasons more than Desmond Bane in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 12, from 1988 to 1994—James Worthy played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 7 extra years over Desmond Bane, James Worthy got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 Finals MVP
2 All-NBA Third Team
5 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion