James Worthy vs. Dorell Wright Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dorell Wright and James Worthy, 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.

James Worthy and Dorell Wright both played 12 years in the NBA. James Worthy had the first of his seasons in 1982-83, while Dorell Wright had his rookie season in 2004-05. 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
James Worthy 12 9 1982-83 to 1993-94
Dorell Wright 12 5 2004-05 to 2015-16

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1982-832004-05
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 3 9.0 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 1.0 0.7 1.0 3.7 .273 0.0 1.3 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Worthy ------- --- ----------
Dorell Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 2
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1983-842005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsNBA Champion 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 20 6.6 2.9 0.1 1.5 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.6 1.0 2.2 .465 0.2 0.3 .500 0.8 0.9 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dorell Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 3
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1984-852006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 66 19.6 6.0 0.6 3.5 4.1 1.4 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.7 2.5 5.5 .445 0.1 0.5 .147 1.0 1.3 .744
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dorell Wright 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 4
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1985-862007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf FinalsDid 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 44 25.1 7.9 1.1 3.9 5.0 1.4 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.8 3.3 6.7 .488 0.1 0.3 .364 1.3 1.6 .826
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dorell Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 5
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1986-872008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 6 12.2 3.0 0.3 3.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 3.3 .400 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1.0 .333
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dorell Wright 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 6
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1987-882009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionHeat Lost East 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 72 20.8 7.1 0.7 2.6 3.3 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.7 5.8 .463 0.8 2.2 .389 0.8 1.0 .884
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dorell Wright 5 22.4 5.0 0.4 3.4 3.8 1.8 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.6 1.8 5.0 .360 0.4 1.6 .250 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 7
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1988-892010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 82 38.4 16.4 1.1 4.2 5.3 3.0 1.5 0.8 1.6 2.1 5.9 14.0 .423 2.4 6.3 .376 2.2 2.8 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dorell Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 8
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1989-902011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersGolden State Warriors
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 61 27.0 10.3 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.5 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.6 8.6 .422 1.7 4.8 .360 1.3 1.6 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dorell Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 9
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1990-912012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 79 22.6 9.2 0.5 3.3 3.8 1.9 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 7.6 .396 1.7 4.6 .374 1.5 1.8 .851
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dorell Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 10
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1991-922013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 68 14.5 5.0 0.4 2.4 2.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.9 1.6 4.4 .374 1.0 3.0 .342 0.8 1.0 .754
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Worthy ------- --- ----------
Dorell Wright 8 11.0 3.6 0.3 1.8 2.0 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.9 2.4 .368 0.5 1.5 .333 1.4 1.9 .733

Season 11
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1992-932014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
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
Dorell Wright 48 12.3 4.6 0.3 2.0 2.3 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.1 1.5 4.0 .379 0.9 2.3 .380 0.7 0.9 .810
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Dorell Wright ------- --- ----------

Season 12
James Worthy Dorell Wright
Season 1993-942015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost East 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 %
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
Dorell Wright ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
James Worthy ------- --- ----------
Dorell Wright 5 3.8 3.2 0.0 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 2.0 .500 0.4 1.0 .400 0.8 0.8 1.000
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