Jalen Johnson vs. James Worthy Season by Season Comparison

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

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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.

Jalen Johnson played 5 years in the NBA, 7 less than James Worthy, who played 12. Jalen Johnson had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Jalen Johnson 5 2 2021-22 to 2025-26
James Worthy 12 9 1982-83 to 1993-94

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Johnson James Worthy
Season 2021-221982-83
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Hawks Lost East 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%
Jalen Johnson 22 5.5 2.4 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.9 .537 0.1 0.6 .231 0.2 0.3 .714
difference:+55+20.1+11.0+1.9+2.0+4.0+1.6+1.1+0.7-1.9-2.5+4.8+8.1+.042+0.1+0.5+.019+1.6+2.6+.090
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%
Jalen Johnson 2 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
James Worthy DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Jalen Johnson James Worthy
Season 2022-231983-84
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdLakers 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%
Jalen Johnson 70 14.9 5.6 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.6 2.3 4.6 .491 0.4 1.5 .288 0.7 1.1 .628
difference:+12+14.6+8.9+1.2+1.1+2.3+1.3+0.4+0.4-1.6-1.4+3.7+6.3+.065+0.4+1.4+.288+1.7+2.0+.131
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%
Jalen Johnson 6 9.3 4.3 0.3 2.2 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.7 4.0 .417 0.7 1.8 .364 0.3 0.3 1.000
difference:+15+24.4+13.4+1.4+1.1+2.5+1.4+0.8+0.5-1.1-1.9+6.1+9.0+.182+0.7+1.7+.136+1.7+3.0+.391
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
Jalen Johnson James Worthy
Season 2023-241984-85
Team Atlanta HawksLos 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%
Jalen Johnson 56 33.7 16.0 1.3 7.4 8.7 3.6 1.2 0.8 1.8 2.4 6.4 12.5 .511 1.3 3.6 .355 1.9 2.6 .728
difference:+24+1.6+0.8+3.1+2.3+1.1+0.1-0.7-0.1+1.2+0.8+.061+1.3+3.5+.355+0.5+0.5+.048
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%
Jalen Johnson 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
Jalen Johnson James Worthy
Season 2024-251985-86
Team Atlanta HawksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers 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%
Jalen Johnson 36 35.7 18.9 1.7 8.3 10.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 2.9 1.9 7.5 15.1 .500 1.2 3.9 .312 2.6 3.5 .746
difference:+39+3.0+1.1+0.1+5.0+4.8+2.3+0.5-0.9-0.7+0.9+0.6+.079+1.2+3.7+.312+0.6+0.7+.025
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%
Jalen Johnson 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

Season 5
Jalen Johnson James Worthy
Season 2025-261986-87
Team Atlanta HawksLos 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%
Jalen Johnson 20 34.9 23.2 1.3 8.8 10.0 7.3 1.6 0.4 3.3 2.1 8.4 15.5 .539 1.7 4.0 .413 4.9 6.2 .789
difference:+62+0.5+3.8+0.6+5.0+4.3+4.5+0.3+0.6-1.3-0.4+0.5+0.8+1.7+3.8+.413+1.3+1.5+.038
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%
Jalen Johnson 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

Additional Years

* James Worthy played 7 seasons more than Jalen Johnson 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 Jalen Johnson, James Worthy got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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